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You Won't Own Me

February 14, 2010
By RedvinesWTHCantTheyDo GOLD, Zephyrhills, Florida
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&quot;You make one more comment like that I will wrap you in a tortilla shell and eat you as a snack, maybe with some nice pico de gillo.&quot;~ Lauren Lopez in Starship<br /> &quot;If you don&#039;t die for something, I&#039;ll kill you for nothing.&quot;~ Lauren Lopez in Starship

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You may have really hurt me
And said you didn't care.
You caused a lot of pain
I'll admit it wasn't fair.
Months have passed
Since I saw you last.
My tears have fallen
And been cast.
I'll never see you
Or so I hope.
It's been so hard
But I'll have to cope.
My blood was drawn
To kill the pain.
I was just a pawn
In your stupid game.
But even though
Your in my thoughts
You wont consume me
I can't be bought.
Someday I will let you go
So I can be free
And let you know
You won't own me.

© Martha V., Morton Grove, IL

The author's comments:
I may still remember but I will not be controlled by my thoughts, much less by you.
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amandap PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 23 2010 at 6:47 pm
amandap PLATINUM, Midlothian, Virginia
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I really like this!!!!!!!!! the defiance at the end is great :)
RedvinesWTHCantTheyDo GOLD said...
on Jul. 17 2010 at 6:35 pm
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Thank you all sooooo much
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I really liked this one and relate to it perfectly. It's really well written♥
Just.A.Dream SILVER said...
on Jul. 15 2010 at 4:23 pm
Just.A.Dream SILVER, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
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Part of the J7X team. :)

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This is amazing, you can really feel the pain you went through when you wrote this. I like how you explained that you wanted to move on, but you couldn't. Keep up the good writing!
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Love it!! So true, so true.
real_as_can_be101 PLATINUM said...
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one word-amazing

 

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This is AMAZING.  Your'e a very talented writer. I look forward to more :)
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this is VERY well written...im usually not one for poetry but i ventured out today and read some! i liked this greatly...full of emotion and truth
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i know how u feel!!! i went through the same thing and have just now letgo!!!
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
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:))))))) this was awesome. i loved it!
-Kal- GOLD said...
on Feb. 26 2010 at 7:13 pm
-Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
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I'm not sure if you're adressing the person we talked about that first night we talked, or if you're adressing me. Whichever way, ouch. If you were adressing me though, you weren't a "pawn," I really did care about you. I hope you know that.
Fredwardness SILVER said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 7:16 pm
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This just is great. I like how you brought your independence into this. It just was great...-)