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The Mime

January 14, 2015
By AbigailGilgal GOLD, Cloquet, Minnesota
AbigailGilgal GOLD, Cloquet, Minnesota
12 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I write for the same reason I breath- because if I didn&#039;t, I would die&quot;<br /> ~Isaac Asimov<br /> <br /> &quot;There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed.&quot;<br /> ~ Ernest Hemingway


A painted face
Eyes shining brightly
Crisp white gloves
Hiding hands
Rose red lips
A perfect smile
Clothes all black
Brilliant contrast
Walking and dancing
Moving just right
Laughing and crying
Silent
And I can’t help but wonder
Who is the one behind the pained face


The author's comments:

Inspired by a picture. I suggest reading it a few times to get the rythm.


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on Apr. 8 2015 at 3:48 pm
elycavill SILVER, Samobor, Other
5 articles 0 photos 186 comments

Favorite Quote:
Leave nothing but footprints,<br /> Take nothing but pictures,<br /> Kill nothing but time.

Great use of description technique. Keep up

on Apr. 2 2015 at 11:28 am
CreativeFreakkk DIAMOND, Spencer, Iowa
53 articles 40 photos 204 comments

Favorite Quote:
Stand up for what you believe in even if it means standing alone. -Andy Biersack<br /> Sometimes you gotta fall before you can fly. -Kellin Quinn<br /> You made me hate my own reflection. -Sleeping With Sirens

This is great! I never really thought of the person behind the paint in quite this way. You did a great play on words on lines 9-12. This poem, although fast, is amazing.

on Apr. 1 2015 at 10:21 am
ABIGAIL.S PLATINUM, Trenton, Ohio
37 articles 3 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;only you can start a change you want&quot;

I loved it. Its beautiful.

on Mar. 31 2015 at 11:33 pm
Lysander PLATINUM, Bangalore, Other
40 articles 0 photos 87 comments

Favorite Quote:
I slay.

loved it...

on Feb. 15 2015 at 8:43 am
Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
32 articles 9 photos 525 comments

Favorite Quote:
[i]No matter how much people try to put you down or make you think other things about yourself, the only person you can trust about who you really are is you[/i] -Crusher-P

I like this very much. One thing that I think could be improved is how the writing flows.

on Feb. 3 2015 at 11:36 pm
CaseyChickenWang SILVER, McDonough,
7 articles 2 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;No one likes half-jinglers! Jingle all the way!&quot; - Shelley McNeight<br /> &quot;You don&#039;t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.&quot; - GSUMUN

I. Love. it. I can almost hear it in a song. I love how it's so much more than a surface poem- it really makes one reflect :)

on Jan. 30 2015 at 7:56 pm
ThePoeticJustice PLATINUM, Houston, Texas
29 articles 0 photos 207 comments

Favorite Quote:
Hold fast and keep your head up high for life will pass right by you like a speeding bird if you don&#039;t acknowledge it- Charles Moorer III (me)

the silent strangers... beautiful, bby girl.

JRaye PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 30 2015 at 8:56 am
JRaye PLATINUM, Dorr, Michigan
43 articles 10 photos 523 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, &#039;I just don&#039;t care.&#039;?&quot;

I wrote a poem similar to this actual, same title & pic - It's a haiku, but yeah, if you wanna check it out go ahead! :) Anyway I like this a lot, very descriptive and deep :)

on Jan. 29 2015 at 3:10 pm
AbigailGilgal GOLD, Cloquet, Minnesota
12 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I write for the same reason I breath- because if I didn&#039;t, I would die&quot;<br /> ~Isaac Asimov<br /> <br /> &quot;There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed.&quot;<br /> ~ Ernest Hemingway

Thanks so much! And yeah it is kind of rough. Normally when I write I am to wordy and I think I might have tried a little too hard to keep it short and precise.

on Jan. 28 2015 at 4:11 pm
AprilNicoleJones BRONZE, New Castle, Indiana
4 articles 0 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I write only because<br /> there is a voice within me<br /> that will not be still.&quot;<br /> ~ SYLVIA PLATH<br /> <br /> (MY FORMER ACCOUNTS: Icantwrite &amp; Punk.Snowflake)<br /> Published poems from my former accounts:<br /> - FRAIL HOPE (Icantwrite)<br /> - YOURSELF (Punk.Snowflake)

I really like this one. It's kind of choppy in some places, but you get across a really deep meaning in a small poem, which you've done really well. It's definitely an emotional piece. Good job! :)

on Jan. 27 2015 at 5:16 pm
AbigailGilgal GOLD, Cloquet, Minnesota
12 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I write for the same reason I breath- because if I didn&#039;t, I would die&quot;<br /> ~Isaac Asimov<br /> <br /> &quot;There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed.&quot;<br /> ~ Ernest Hemingway

Thanks so much for the feedback! I added punctuation and I think it made the whole thing flow better. Thanks for the tips!

on Jan. 27 2015 at 4:44 pm
teacuppoetry GOLD, Lancashire, Other
15 articles 1 photo 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes- Sherlock Holmes

I see the premise of the poem. However, I feel that you could perhaps swap and change a few of the lines. By editing, you can make your own voice shine through :) Also, try experimenting with punctuation x

MalaikaJ GOLD said...
on Jan. 22 2015 at 11:48 am
MalaikaJ GOLD, Cloquet, Minnesota
19 articles 2 photos 127 comments

Favorite Quote:
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. - James Michener

I love this!!! It was so ordinary until the last three lines. Those made the whole thing deep. Great job!