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Living as if Dead

January 17, 2011
By mcnwritingsoul SILVER, Fairfield, Connecticut
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mcnwritingsoul SILVER, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;They can&#039;t scare me, if I scare them first.&quot; -Lady Gaga<br /> &amp;<br /> &quot;I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, &quot;It&#039;s OK to be sad.&quot; I&#039;ve been trained to love my darkness.&quot; -Lady Gaga

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Perhaps my dreams will forever be humble,
Drained of all emotion forever grown.

Within my peaks of literary text,
I grieve among all I've lost,
Talent quite broken and shallow lines spoken,
There is nothing left to resemble Frost.

Their words so strong and confiding,
Engraving the insecurity of my soul,
I weep of sorrow and tragedy,
This feeling the feeling I've gotten to know.

When all is drained and empty,
I shall search for the meaning of my goal,
And perhaps come upon recognition,
For who I was; what painted my inner soul.

You may perhaps think of me weak,
And yes, I am ashamed to agree,
Yet for as long as I breath, I will no longer mope,
Emphasizing among the beauty of my eternity.

Through all times of dreamt fate,
For which poetry I've learned to hate,
I've adapted to a realm far quite brighter,
With power of course, I've regained my confidence by force,
And, hey b****,
I'm a writer.

© Kyle W., Pompton Plains, NJ

The author's comments:
For those who know the pain of emptiness due to the lack of innovation, this is for you. And remember, no matter the fall, your inner writer will always help you up, that is if you allow it to become external.
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This article has 11 comments.

RemmiWrote SILVER said...
on May. 8 2011 at 5:37 pm
RemmiWrote SILVER, Goshen, New York
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Be patient<br /> Life is hard<br /> Be couragous.&lt;3Francis Hoffman RIP

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I love this, its so deep. The ending is awesome: so....spunky:D
Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Apr. 22 2011 at 10:49 am
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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The boy in the picture is kind-of cute. 

:)

Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Apr. 22 2011 at 10:46 am
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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Again, I love this poem!
PerfectMGymnast DIAMOND said...
on Mar. 25 2011 at 1:18 am
PerfectMGymnast DIAMOND, Parker, Colorado
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i agree with Hotaru!! you are very gifted wiith words!! And i'd love to see you post more poems soon! :)
Hotaru said...
on Mar. 23 2011 at 3:17 pm
Once again your writing is really well written. You have a true gift with words. I would love to read more poems written by you.
AprilSunshine BRONZE said...
on Mar. 22 2011 at 8:23 pm
AprilSunshine BRONZE, Irwin, Pennsylvania
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You are a really talented poet my dear! Keep writing! I want to read more!
mcnwritingsoul SILVER said...
on Mar. 7 2011 at 2:33 pm
mcnwritingsoul SILVER, Fairfield, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;They can&#039;t scare me, if I scare them first.&quot; -Lady Gaga<br /> &amp;<br /> &quot;I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, &quot;It&#039;s OK to be sad.&quot; I&#039;ve been trained to love my darkness.&quot; -Lady Gaga

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ohhhh plzzz do!!!!
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 4 2011 at 5:08 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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I'd love to, I find that it really helps to post in the forums. I could start a thread about you and your work :)
mcnwritingsoul SILVER said...
on Mar. 3 2011 at 6:30 pm
mcnwritingsoul SILVER, Fairfield, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;They can&#039;t scare me, if I scare them first.&quot; -Lady Gaga<br /> &amp;<br /> &quot;I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, &quot;It&#039;s OK to be sad.&quot; I&#039;ve been trained to love my darkness.&quot; -Lady Gaga

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thank u sooo much!! can u spread the word about me? help me go platinum!!!!
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 3 2011 at 5:20 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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I really can't believe that no one else has commented on your work. You really are a good poet.
mcnwritingsoul SILVER said...
on Feb. 11 2011 at 3:35 pm
mcnwritingsoul SILVER, Fairfield, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;They can&#039;t scare me, if I scare them first.&quot; -Lady Gaga<br /> &amp;<br /> &quot;I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, &quot;It&#039;s OK to be sad.&quot; I&#039;ve been trained to love my darkness.&quot; -Lady Gaga

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If you have noticed, the first stanza within this poem is rather "short," as before it was published, there were two additional sentences consisting of an extension of details. please keep this in mind, as i appologize for any confusion.xo, liz