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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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I’m writing on my legs to hide the scars
Sitting down I’m only watching cars
Yellow red blue green
Normalcy just makes me scream

What happened to my happy smile?
I’m fake happy now for a while
Waiting for my life to fade
All happiness is our charade

Flower petals
Ripped to shreds
Symbolizing
My regrets

© Catherine R., Phoenix, AZ

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<free to cry
Not free to breathe>
wrote this a while ago hope you like it
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secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Oct. 31 2011 at 8:40 pm
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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yeah i guess it could be but it doesnt feel like it to me
sunny.all.day. GOLD said...
on Sep. 9 2011 at 6:02 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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There are only one or two teeny tiny errors, but I like the idea :) Except the transition from writing on legs to watching cars is kind of awkard? 
secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:58 pm
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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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i know! i was being honest!!
Destinee BRONZE said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:57 pm
Destinee BRONZE, Oakville, Other
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Haha, as if there's anything to disapprove of. :)
secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:56 pm
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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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it was funny becouse my friend gave me a jacket to wear couse he read it and thought our leader would dissaprove
Destinee BRONZE said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:54 pm
Destinee BRONZE, Oakville, Other
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Wow. That's actually really interesting. :) 
secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:54 pm
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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i wasnt sure about the last stanza. and it was funny becouse i actually wrote this on my arm while sitting on the front steps at church, waiting for my youth group to start
Destinee BRONZE said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:42 pm
Destinee BRONZE, Oakville, Other
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This is so sad. :( I like how the last stanza is shorter than the rest.
secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Aug. 24 2011 at 6:15 pm
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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thanx   
casielynnxoxo SILVER said...
on Aug. 23 2011 at 7:36 pm
casielynnxoxo SILVER, Pasadena, Maryland
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I like the message it sends, this is good. It flows nicely too.  Good job :)