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Rejections and Goodbyes

September 1, 2011
By ElizabethWaldie PLATINUM, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
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ElizabethWaldie PLATINUM, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat." ~Edgar Allan Poe

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A few more seconds
To teach yourself
To figure me out
And then I am gone...
A few more seconds
No more crying
No more pain
And then you are lost...
A few more seconds before you understand
How much you really need me...
I have the scars of battle on my side
Where you have none to show
That’s where strength plays her role
In make believing truth...
I’ll give you a few more seconds to see
How much you miss the breeze of laughter
The thoughts of wisdom
The true self that was I...
While you stood firm and took nothing
The whips lashing out at me
You had no true alibi...
That’s why these scars
Are the building bricks of my life
That’s why my life is so full
That’s why you now realize how much I am gone
I am done with you and moving on

© Cerys W., Marblehead, MA

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ElizabethWaldie PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 19 2012 at 8:48 am
ElizabethWaldie PLATINUM, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
31 articles 3 photos 78 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat." ~Edgar Allan Poe

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Thanks :) I'm glad you like it.
NovemberPage BRONZE said...
on Dec. 15 2011 at 5:33 am
NovemberPage BRONZE, Royersford, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage."

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This is an amazing poem! I love it!
SpringAhead GOLD said...
on Sep. 9 2011 at 9:28 pm
SpringAhead GOLD, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t call me crazy, it drives me nuts!&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~Anonymous

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How could she not like it? ;) It's an awesome poem! :)
ElizabethWaldie PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 9 2011 at 7:49 pm
ElizabethWaldie PLATINUM, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
31 articles 3 photos 78 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.&quot; ~Edgar Allan Poe

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Thank you! I wrote it for a friend, and she said she liked it, so I put it up here ;)
SpringAhead GOLD said...
on Sep. 9 2011 at 7:28 pm
SpringAhead GOLD, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
12 articles 0 photos 99 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t call me crazy, it drives me nuts!&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~Anonymous

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I love this poem! I think I just might add this to one of my favorites to ;) 
ElizabethWaldie PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 9 2011 at 8:03 am
ElizabethWaldie PLATINUM, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
31 articles 3 photos 78 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.&quot; ~Edgar Allan Poe

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Thanks! :)
Laurel15 BRONZE said...
on Sep. 8 2011 at 7:41 pm
Laurel15 BRONZE, Eastlake, Colorado
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&quot;The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.&quot; Eleanor Roosevelt

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I really enjoyed this poem!!! It really spoke to me. I added it as one of my favorites!!! (: