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Because No one Would Think......
I like to be in a storm and run as fast as my legs can carry me because no one would think I was running from everything that has caused pain in the past.
I like to stand next to fires and breath in the somehow fasinating smell of smoke because no one would think my face was red from the anger in my heart.
I like to sit in a tree with music playing because it feels like I am flying away from the all the names.
Most of all, I love to dance in the rain because no one can see me cry.
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Oh, wait! There's more! I know you've probably heard it a million times before, but the IN crowd sucks. I could offer you a jumble of confusing advice, but all I can say is that it really DOESN'T matter what they think. They can THINK whatever they want to, and you can't change that. But YOU can think what you want to as well.
So they think you're crazy. Who cares? Maybe you ARE crazy.
"You've gone mad, completely bonkers!
"But I'll tell you a secret: all the best people are." --Alice in Wonderland, 2010
Hope you read some of MY poems as well. "The Unblind" and TO BE POSTED: "Crazy Gone, Sanity Come," in particular. ;)
Many more good wishes and perhaps a good fairy to grant them,
Iriqtaq
Story time! While reading another person's work, the amnesia one? Yeah, I read your comment and thought "now this looks like an intelligent person who seems to have an honest streak!" So I searched for your poem here, excited to see what your writing style was like!
For starters, I really loved your comment on the other story. It was exactly how I imagine you think and talk. It was spunky and fresh and honest. However, I was surprised to find that your poems have a very different voice from the comment which initially interested me. I can see the Steph Meyer influence, which bothers me. A lot. I can't say I'm a Twilight fan. The books are page turners, but that's about it. I hope you understand.
ANYWAYS, back to the point. Don't let your writing style be influenced too much by one specific author. It's good to read a lot of things from many different authors so you can incorporate the things you admire in THEIR styles into your OWN style. So make sure you read a wide variety of books, not just reading the same type of books a lot. I really love your natural voice, so, please don't try to be TOO much like Stephanie Meyer. ;)
Still hoping to rescue your voice from drowning in a sea of Twilight,
Iriqtaq