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Upside Down

October 10, 2009
By emmabr BRONZE, columbia, Maryland
emmabr BRONZE, Columbia, Maryland
1 article 33 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Outside the station, she stands with her child on the side of the street, taking pictures of cars.<br /> <br /> You think she&#039;s insane. Until, one day, you notice that she&#039;s taking pictures of the license plates of the cars her child gets into.<br /> <br /> Because you look. But you do not see.<br /> <br /> And she walks out the shop with bags full of cat food. You think she&#039;s some crazy cat lady until you find out, she has no cats.<br /> <br /> Because you eat. But you do not taste.<br /> <br /> It&#039;s been a while since their last album but he assures you, he&#039;s doing just fine these days, white flecks in his nostrils. Then he asks you if he can spend the night on your couch, even though it stinks.<br /> <br /> Because you sniff. But you do not smell.<br /> <br /> And they say &quot;Just OK&quot; when you ask them how school was. Then you wonder what they&#039;re hiding until you find their diary and the last entry reads &quot;I wish you&#039;d give me some privacy.&quot;<br /> <br /> Because you listen. But you do not hear.<br /> <br /> And they&#039;ve got a bruise over their eye and you run the tips of your fingers over it and ask them how it happened. You believe them. Until it happens again.<br /> <br /> Because you touch. But you do not feel.<br /> <br /> And they walk past you everyday, one million stories, each waiting to be told. Waiting for you to ask.<br /> <br /> Because you live. But very few, love.



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junior said...
on Sep. 16 2011 at 2:34 pm
i like this pic.cuz looks so real....=)

on Jun. 3 2010 at 10:56 pm
music.lover BRONZE, Sandy, Utah
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don&#039;t suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it!

this is absolutely gorgeous....great job(:

on Apr. 13 2010 at 8:22 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
1 article 0 photos 1979 comments

Favorite Quote:
Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper<br /> <br /> Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect

*gasp beautiful!!!!!!!!!!

Jtine BRONZE said...
on Mar. 6 2010 at 3:43 pm
Jtine BRONZE, Kalispell, Montana
4 articles 2 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; This is your life, and it is your choice of how you make it.&quot;

very cool, u r a good artist!

xoxo: hrsegrl

on Jan. 28 2010 at 10:54 am
peace_love_beauty PLATINUM, Florien, Louisiana
22 articles 35 photos 121 comments

Favorite Quote:
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalms 23:4

Oh, I love the color in this! Nice

JackieB BRONZE said...
on Nov. 6 2009 at 6:32 am
JackieB BRONZE, Flemington, New Jersey
4 articles 3 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. &quot; -Malcolm X

This is so great! I like the heart in the left bottom corner, and the "life" in cursive, and everything else... okay, let's put that in simplest terms: I like the whole thing. I think it's really awesome.