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Floundering

June 24, 2010
By ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
<3


Floundering.
Like a fish on the dock.
You’ve left me helpless
Heart-broken and lost

I can’t breathe
Without the sting
Of what we had
Burning the shards of my heart.

Slowly. Carefully.
I’m putting the
Blackened shards
Together again

I’ve got up my guard.
My heart’s protected.
I’ll never again be
The floundering fish on the dock.


The author's comments:
This is a piece I wrote on one of those sleepless nights.

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on Aug. 3 2010 at 10:03 am
ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
29 articles 0 photos 204 comments

Favorite Quote:
That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
<3

No... I actually put rocks in your socks... hello! didn't you feel them???

thanks!


on Jul. 23 2010 at 3:13 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is
made up of."

-- Bruce Lee

Wow Elly - This is absolutely amazing. Great stuff. The imagery is very vivid and over-all - the poem rocks my socks! <3