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Spineless Worm

March 15, 2013
By LexusMarie PLATINUM, Las Cruces, New Mexico
LexusMarie PLATINUM, Las Cruces, New Mexico
27 articles 0 photos 423 comments

Favorite Quote:
The more control you have over yourself, the less control others have over you.


I saw you from a distance
you did not know I was there.
You look the same as you have before,
but today there is something more.

Where to begin I am unsure
the love I used to offer you was radiant, but reflected in my eyes.
At the sight of you I tremble
my dying love I can't disguise.

In a web of thoughts my soul is caught.
I try to blot the tenderness of my missing someone heart,
but as I try I see that there is no good place to start.
The story my eyes are telling me is a book you would not read.

Your personality was something most could walk through like a ghost;
though I tried like all the rest, I found in you your very best.
Had I known then the result after our first encounter I might have given up-
I guess that I thought you might be a diamond in the rough.

As I give you my very last glance, I taste the salt of a tear you don't deserve.
The wasted time I have spent on you
the pretty lies and the ugly truth.
You are even less than a narcissistic worm.



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on Jul. 10 2013 at 10:06 pm
SoulPoetry PLATINUM, Sierra Madre, California
29 articles 4 photos 69 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I will work harder" (animal farm boxer the horse)

The third stanza<3 Call me weird but i read that stanza first. :P The entire poem really kept my attention and the feelings in the piece popped! This is one of your best works (3rd actually, other two are $50 Colonge and Dance of the Souls) I'm so in love with your poetry and they will totally be known worldwide :) keep up the wondeful job and stay awesome. We need to chat soon! well great job :D

swat17 SILVER said...
on Apr. 14 2013 at 6:19 pm
swat17 SILVER, Mineral, Virginia
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First of all, I loved how you referenced eyes in one way or another in almost every stanza. It made the entire story even more personal and relatable! Your metaphors are awesome, you're a great writer!

Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 3 2013 at 2:06 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

Very creative. The title is very original. I like it. The second stanza is by far my favorite. And the beginning of the 3rd stanza is priceless. 

on Apr. 2 2013 at 3:52 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 124 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be.&quot; -Sylvia Plath

I'm in love with the line "your personality was something most could walk through like a ghost". Very well done!

on Mar. 31 2013 at 11:24 am
LexusMarie PLATINUM, Las Cruces, New Mexico
27 articles 0 photos 423 comments

Favorite Quote:
The more control you have over yourself, the less control others have over you.

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it!

on Mar. 31 2013 at 10:46 am
writergirl36 GOLD, Chattanooga, Tennessee
14 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It&#039;s about learning how to dance in the rain!&quot;

This is a beautiful piece!!! It is very relatable, and I loved your descriptions!!!