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Knowing Nothing of This ’Til Then MAG

January 28, 2009
By Edye Pucciarelli SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Edye Pucciarelli SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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I was younger then, but only by months.
Curiosity settled unbearably throughout my limbs
And I waited
Patiently for you to carry yourself down wooden stairs
Rightleftright – my ear against olive-colored carpet
To make sure that coast was clear
Hands resting on hinge of drawer and pulling
I reached inside, ransacked and shifted through its contents
And uncovered your thoughts in journal form (success)
I remembered then how embarrassment
Burnt my cheeks red
Everything you said when you found the
Monster I had hidden in the sheets beneath my bed
And I recalled your tears
The shape your body took, fetally curled
With your knees against your chest
You wept endlessly.
Fearing flood or revenge
I tossed and turned that night, grasping the fact
That I had failed you and again –
When I opened that leather cover and divulged
Your evenly spaced print to my eyes and that entry
I had watched you record on blue printed lines
Night prior, before dark, before saying
“Sharpen this, please!” in an angry tone
From across the hall and again –
With a clean-cut graphite tip you wrote
“October twenty-second …”
In the uppermost corner and proceeded with
“My Journal, I have never felt so alone …”



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Hotaru said...
on Mar. 24 2011 at 4:29 pm
You are a very well writer and I like how you worded your poem.

on Mar. 24 2011 at 3:36 pm
PerfectMGymnast DIAMOND, Parker, Colorado
57 articles 25 photos 633 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you don't leap you'lll never know what it's like to fly"

beautiful! i could feel the emotion!

on Mar. 24 2011 at 9:39 am
Monkee63 SILVER, Independence, Kentucky
9 articles 0 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I want to feel my life while I'm in it"- Meryl Streep
"Live, Life Love"
"Everybody wants happiness, nobody wants pain, but you can't have a rainbow without a little rain."

I reallt feel the emotion coming out of this poem!

on Mar. 24 2011 at 9:37 am
bochoyboy SILVER, Hersey, Michigan
6 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
" Time for an adventure" - mike macdonald

It was alright.

on Mar. 23 2011 at 9:57 am
MissingPiece BRONZE, Mauston, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD" -Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Great job i can really Feel the emotion i loved it

on Mar. 2 2011 at 7:46 pm
hijkmichelle SILVER, Zanesville, Ohio
6 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
i love you i hate you

its very good 

on Mar. 2 2011 at 5:21 pm
marzapan PLATINUM, Westchester, Pennsylvania
48 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
"do not lead me unto temptation, i can find the way my self" rita brown
"die fish Hitler die" jake: homestuck
"My only friend growing up was a yak." -Russia (Hetalia)
"Pants are your first priority." -My friend

i loved it! keep on writing, you are very good at it. :)

on Mar. 2 2011 at 9:39 am
Leah Plath BRONZE, State Center, Iowa
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Very good descriptive words and voice. Nice job.

on Feb. 26 2011 at 8:12 pm
MichaelaMalefic BRONZE, Ridgley, Maryland
1 article 0 photos 3 comments
nice, i like it

on Feb. 25 2011 at 8:55 am
El-Ninio BRONZE, State Center, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dont start nothing, wont be nothing."

Great poem. keep up the good job.

on Feb. 17 2011 at 12:45 pm
Kortny_Mae GOLD, Davenport, Iowa
10 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm not short!...I'm fun sized!!!!!"

I agree. Very good peice. <3

on Feb. 14 2011 at 2:14 pm
traveler03 GOLD, San Juan, Texas
14 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
Living is nothing. Dreaming is something.

Definitely keep writing poetry.

on Feb. 8 2011 at 12:05 pm
button_nose1194 BRONZE, Covington, Louisiana
2 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I wanna feel weightless, and that should be enough."~All Time Low

I really like way the imagery ties in with the poem.  It is very nice indeed.

lgbt23 SILVER said...
on Feb. 8 2011 at 9:36 am
lgbt23 SILVER, Hurst, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
Paris is always a good idea.

don't understand it for the most part, but you are very talented, keep it up, i look forward to reading more.

Nick121 BRONZE said...
on Jan. 17 2011 at 9:13 pm
Nick121 BRONZE, Manhasset, New York
2 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Michael Jordan

nice job !!!

on Jan. 17 2011 at 8:21 pm
kmarie14 PLATINUM, Hyrum, Utah
22 articles 5 photos 245 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is either an adventure...or nothing" -Helen Keller

this poem is ..... well just amazing!!!!!! :)

on Jan. 17 2011 at 7:37 pm
fragileblackorchid SILVER, Houston, Texas
7 articles 82 photos 171 comments

Favorite Quote:
People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk.
-Stephen King :P
The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.
-Stephen King
Now that we're here,
It's so far away
All the struggle we thought was in vain
All the mistakes,
One life contained
They all finally start to go away
Now that we're here its so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
I can forgive and I’m not ashamed to be the person that I am today

this dude replyed on my work too, lolz ignore him, its actually quite amusing

on Jan. 17 2011 at 7:36 pm
fragileblackorchid SILVER, Houston, Texas
7 articles 82 photos 171 comments

Favorite Quote:
People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk.
-Stephen King :P
The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.
-Stephen King
Now that we're here,
It's so far away
All the struggle we thought was in vain
All the mistakes,
One life contained
They all finally start to go away
Now that we're here its so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
I can forgive and I’m not ashamed to be the person that I am today

o oops, this was meant to go underneath a comment, sorry

on Jan. 17 2011 at 7:27 pm
fragileblackorchid SILVER, Houston, Texas
7 articles 82 photos 171 comments

Favorite Quote:
People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk.
-Stephen King :P
The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.
-Stephen King
Now that we're here,
It's so far away
All the struggle we thought was in vain
All the mistakes,
One life contained
They all finally start to go away
Now that we're here its so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
I can forgive and I’m not ashamed to be the person that I am today

lolz its the same guy who commented neatively on my work too so ignore him lolz, its actually a bit amusing to me

on Jan. 17 2011 at 4:40 pm
YoungsurvivorLiz SILVER, San Jose, California
5 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A bend in the road is not the end of the road- unless you fail to make the turn"

I had to read it twice, to understand it. This is exellente!!! Incredibly touching. Your are a great writer.