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February 10, 2009
By oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
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oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
37 articles 4 photos 61 comments

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&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

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Saved by a fingertip
holding on
it could never be wrong
to trust you.
Watch me sleep
headphones, face-smush
legs curled, two-handed sleeping face palm.
Silent guardian
playing
Pearl Jam
reading
Camus
“… break his nose
if he comes any closer …”
Might have been
nothing to you,
but it carefully
flipped my world.

© Susannah B., Greenwich, CT

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This article has 96 comments.

MyFinalDestiny GOLD said...
on Sep. 25 2012 at 1:15 pm
MyFinalDestiny GOLD, Central City, Pennsylvania
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&quot;stay golden&quot; the outsiders

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i really enjoyed reading this poem i thought it was really great keep up the good work!! check out mine sometime if u dont mind! thanks!
Fia-fia BRONZE said...
on May. 16 2012 at 11:37 pm
Fia-fia BRONZE, Bethesda, Maryland
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This is lovely!! Really, the writing is smooth and gliding, but really sweet and well written! Thank you!!!!!

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chloena_garrett GOLD said...
on Jan. 27 2012 at 8:40 am
chloena_garrett GOLD, Colorado City, Texas
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At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.<br /> <br /> Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.<br /> <br /> A poem is never finished, only abandoned.<br /> <br /> Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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Wow. This is absolutely amazing. I love it. Maybe you could check out some of my stuff, comment and rate?
Fia-fia BRONZE said...
on Jan. 5 2012 at 10:41 pm
Fia-fia BRONZE, Bethesda, Maryland
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This is very interesting, and i don't know quiet what to make of it. I do not understand the title in relation to the poem, but it is a wonderful poem. Very touching and sweet. Thank you :)
Loserrr122 GOLD said...
on Nov. 22 2011 at 7:56 pm
Loserrr122 GOLD, Belgrade, Montana
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I reject your reality and substitute my own!

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I like it butm something about it keeps me at arms length.
Neytiri GOLD said...
on Nov. 20 2011 at 3:55 pm
Neytiri GOLD, Hilo, Hawaii
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So touching. What else have you written? I remember reading something of yours and crying because it was so good!!! :D
JoshMac PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 31 2011 at 10:27 pm
JoshMac PLATINUM, Rifle, Colorado
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After spending too long just hoping people would read my poetry, I decided to read someone else's. Glad I did. I love it.
Its.beautiful. BRONZE said...
on Oct. 31 2011 at 6:45 am
Its.beautiful. BRONZE, Goose Creek, South Carolina
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&quot;Immature love says: &#039;I love you because I need you.&#039; Mature love says &#039;I need you because I love you.&quot; &mdash; Erich Fromm

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noo. not at all..
livelovesmile GOLD said...
on Sep. 17 2011 at 11:09 am
livelovesmile GOLD, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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I am like a star burst. A juicy contradiction. I&#039;m hard to figure out, but when you get to my center, your suprised! It&#039;s not what you thought it would be, huh.

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I love the mood this poem gives.

Please comment and rate my new poem "Safe On A Cloud"!! I would really appreciate it! Thanks!

spency SILVER said...
on Aug. 26 2011 at 6:34 pm
spency SILVER, Irvington, New Jersey
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&quot;DON&#039;T GIVE UP,REACH YOURSELF UP&quot;

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THIS IS HOT...I REALLY LIKE IT....5/5....DNT FOEGET TO VISIT ME,AND ALSO RATE AND COMMENT
xximjustmexx PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 4 2011 at 6:16 pm
xximjustmexx PLATINUM, Oak Forest, Illinois
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There&#039;s no god. There&#039;s no religion. There&#039;s only life, what you do with YOUR life, who YOU let affect YOUR life. Bad things happen to everyone, you just have to learn to deal with them.

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i really like this poem. it says a lot. can you PLEASE vote and comment my poems? theres a lot of them, but even just commenting on one will make me a very happy person:)
inkers GOLD said...
on Jul. 13 2011 at 7:37 pm
inkers GOLD, Midland, Texas
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&quot;And the lamplight gloating o&#039;er him threw his shadow on the floor... and my soul from out that shadow... shall be lifted, nevermore!&quot; - Poe

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Awesome work. I love the feeling it gave me. <3
ElleNicole BRONZE said...
on Jul. 13 2011 at 11:46 am
ElleNicole BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
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Comment on mine, too, please? My poem is 'Change' ... thanks if you do.
Sincerely,Erika said...
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I like it. its got meaning. :D
Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Mar. 25 2011 at 7:43 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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Where are your poems?
Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Mar. 25 2011 at 7:42 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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This poem brings back a lot of memories for me!
mcnwritingsoul SILVER said...
on Mar. 3 2011 at 6:32 pm
mcnwritingsoul SILVER, Fairfield, Connecticut
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&quot;They can&#039;t scare me, if I scare them first.&quot; -Lady Gaga<br /> &amp;<br /> &quot;I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, &quot;It&#039;s OK to be sad.&quot; I&#039;ve been trained to love my darkness.&quot; -Lady Gaga

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im young and STARVING for feedback!!! can you guys plllzzzz comment on my poems??
shybuthappy GOLD said...
on Dec. 5 2010 at 8:09 pm
shybuthappy GOLD, Perris, California
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you write soo well so gray. I'm Jelous.
thatpoetgirl BRONZE said...
on Oct. 22 2010 at 4:57 pm
thatpoetgirl BRONZE, Ellenwood, Georgia
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this is amazing! i love it lots 
CLC93 said...
on Jul. 27 2010 at 10:28 am
Yes, but I mean surrealistic in a good way. It reminded me of a surrealistic writing class I took this summer that I really enjoyed.