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August 27, 2012
By Shahiro PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
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Shahiro PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
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"Soon we must all choose between what is right and what is easy." - Dumbledore (Goblet of Fire)

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How do you say with words,
What cannot be said?
How do you describe
That which is indescribable
How do you express something
If it is so alien that it leaves you
Speechless
Thoughtless
Blank
Words can only go so far
Sight can only show you what’s ahead
And if you look back,
What you have left behind
Though belief is different
Alien
It is limitless
Belief is something you are born with
Something all the living are born with
Belief is power
Belief is weakness
Belief is wider than the sea
And smaller than a grain of sand
Belief is everything
And nothing
Because with belief
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is too hard
Or too far
Too deep
Or too high
Too strong
Or too weak
And all things are within reach

© Justin A, E. Palestine, OH

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AsenathRose GOLD said...
on Mar. 28 2018 at 10:23 am
AsenathRose GOLD, Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
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"Let me be that I am and seek not to alter me,"--Shakespeare

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Stuff like this makes me wish my poetry didn't all sound like children's nursery rhymes.
darkdestro27 PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 8 2013 at 8:31 pm
darkdestro27 PLATINUM, West Jefferson, Ohio
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hey whats up how are you ........... squirrel

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great job def intriguing and new i like it alot
Shahiro PLATINUM said...
on May. 1 2013 at 12:09 am
Shahiro PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
20 articles 2 photos 262 comments

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&quot;Soon we must all choose between what is right and what is easy.&quot; - Dumbledore (Goblet of Fire)

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sure will!
sarah98 BRONZE said...
on Apr. 29 2013 at 3:29 pm
sarah98 BRONZE, Holyoke, Massachusetts
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It is better to write for yourself and have no audience than write for your audience and have no self.

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@shahiro def! check out some of my writing?
sarah98 BRONZE said...
on Apr. 29 2013 at 3:28 pm
sarah98 BRONZE, Holyoke, Massachusetts
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It is better to write for yourself and have no audience than write for your audience and have no self.

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def! check out some of my poems?
Shahiro PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 28 2013 at 8:34 pm
Shahiro PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
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&quot;Soon we must all choose between what is right and what is easy.&quot; - Dumbledore (Goblet of Fire)

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=D    Thank you sooooo much!! i appreciate it! +
sarah98 BRONZE said...
on Apr. 27 2013 at 8:54 pm
sarah98 BRONZE, Holyoke, Massachusetts
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i legit love this. normally, i don't like free verse, but this is gorgeous
Shahiro PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 2 2013 at 3:48 pm
Shahiro PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
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&quot;Soon we must all choose between what is right and what is easy.&quot; - Dumbledore (Goblet of Fire)

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I would love to read your work! It would help if I could find it though - I looked on your profile and it wasn't there. If you know where it is, I'll check it out- Just write the location.... :D
. said...
on Mar. 2 2013 at 3:38 pm
Thank you! That means a lot, and I don't think anyone's ever actually told me that before.... thanx!!! :P
darkdestro27 PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 27 2013 at 9:31 pm
darkdestro27 PLATINUM, West Jefferson, Ohio
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i like your style of wrightng  
Shahiro PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 14 2012 at 11:35 pm
Shahiro PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
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&quot;Soon we must all choose between what is right and what is easy.&quot; - Dumbledore (Goblet of Fire)

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thanks and sure i will check out your work!!  
Lizzy31 SILVER said...
on Sep. 14 2012 at 8:02 am
Lizzy31 SILVER, Lkow, Other
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hey ! would you please check out my work ? its a fiction story  'by accident"
Lizzy31 SILVER said...
on Sep. 14 2012 at 8:00 am
Lizzy31 SILVER, Lkow, Other
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hey! shahiro  i liked your poem . Its inspirational  and i truly believe in belief :)
Shahiro PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 31 2012 at 3:47 pm
Shahiro PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
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thxz, and yeah, id love to check out your work!!!!! =P
so_joy SILVER said...
on Aug. 30 2012 at 5:56 pm
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Wow. Just wow.  MInd checking out some of my work?:)