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August 14, 2011
By secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
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life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

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Write the label
Paint me red
Hiding deep inside my head

Watching through the shattered glass
I forgot
But that’s my heart

Hear me now
In my time of need
Killing me will spread the seed

Of deep consent
To constant dark.
The pain that hides

Within my scars.
All this I write with just one fear
That I’ll never get out of here

© Preston M., Galesburg, IL

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secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Oct. 31 2011 at 8:41 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
12 articles 0 photos 439 comments

Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

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thanx            
sunny.all.day. GOLD said...
on Sep. 9 2011 at 6:00 pm
sunny.all.day. GOLD, Potomac, Maryland
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&quot;If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.&quot;<br /> &mdash; A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)<br /> &quot;writing is a struggle against silence&quot; carlos fuentos<br /> You miss 100% of the shots you don&#039;t take.&quot;

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Wow this is really good. And I totally get this... I think :/ :)
secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:51 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
12 articles 0 photos 439 comments

Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

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yeah it is
Destinee BRONZE said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:49 pm
Destinee BRONZE, Oakville, Other
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Blegh. - Abraham Lincoln

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That's great. :) 
secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:48 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
12 articles 0 photos 439 comments

Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

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yeah my life is definatly looking up
Destinee BRONZE said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:46 pm
Destinee BRONZE, Oakville, Other
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Blegh. - Abraham Lincoln

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Ah. I hope it's better now. :) "Hurt free". :)
secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:45 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
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Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

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yeah kind of. i was going through one of the toughest times of my life when i wrote it.
Destinee BRONZE said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:43 pm
Destinee BRONZE, Oakville, Other
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Blegh. - Abraham Lincoln

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Oh. that actually explains a lot. I guess like being trapped inside your own body and who you're destined to be? I sort of feel that way sometimes too. :)
secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:42 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
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Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

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(nervous laughter) ok this may sound funny but i was writing to myself
Destinee BRONZE said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:39 pm
Destinee BRONZE, Oakville, Other
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Blegh. - Abraham Lincoln

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Wow! I love this! And..I dunno, it sounds like it's about a not-so-good relationship, but I can still somehow relate. 
secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Aug. 29 2011 at 3:50 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
12 articles 0 photos 439 comments

Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

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thanx     
secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Aug. 29 2011 at 3:49 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
12 articles 0 photos 439 comments

Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

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thanx

it was a really personal poem when i wrote it so its nice to know that its relateble 

Victory_Of_The_People SILVER said...
on Aug. 28 2011 at 6:50 pm
Victory_Of_The_People SILVER, Haverhill, Massachusetts
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I would rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not

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I adore this. Just... Wow. Its almost scary how easy your work is to relate too.
casielynnxoxo SILVER said...
on Aug. 23 2011 at 7:39 pm
casielynnxoxo SILVER, Pasadena, Maryland
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&quot;You&#039;ll never fully understand someone, unless you are them.&quot;

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The first stanza is my favorite, I like the message this sends.