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February 17, 2009
By spineless_liberalxo GOLD, Cincinnati, Ohio
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spineless_liberalxo GOLD, Cincinnati, Ohio
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"life's not a paragraph. and death, i think, is no parenthesis."--e.e. cummings.

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we fight like cats, backs arching
hissing, spitting.
you say, “grow a backbone”
oh, but that’s just what you need.
a backbone.
maybe you could face yourself.
a backbone, to keep you from
twisting all the way around
so the lies don’t slap your face
into blazen chagrin.
a backbone
so you don’t have to be
just like the ones who brought you here.
a backbone.

© Lindsey W., Woodinville, WA

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blwblw1 SILVER said...
on Aug. 14 2012 at 8:10 pm
blwblw1 SILVER, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Reading takes you into a world far beyond your eyes can see.<br /> and<br /> L&#039;amor Che More il Sole e L&#039;altre Stelle

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This is amazing! Reminds me so much of my ex.
SavannahMcKenna PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 11 2011 at 10:00 pm
SavannahMcKenna PLATINUM, Waterman, Illinois
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good job.check my stuff if you get a chance.
Lizz said...
on Mar. 18 2010 at 9:52 am
I love this poem!! :)
BMMSKN said...
on Mar. 2 2010 at 5:53 pm
LOVE THIS.

I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE A BACKBONE

SO I COULD TWIST ALL THE

WAY AROUND.
BMMSKC said...
on Mar. 2 2010 at 9:33 am
I love the poem....really like the begining
Inkspired PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 10 2009 at 7:47 pm
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This is a really cool piece. I like the idea and the way you wrote it. Very original!
wordweaver96 PLATINUM said...
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this is really good i think anyone who sees it will love it!