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How Bittersweet are the Senses

September 7, 2009
By AndrewNC SILVER, Burlington, North Carolina
AndrewNC SILVER, Burlington, North Carolina
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How bittersweet are the senses
That show me the best and the worst
Of what this world has to offer

Smell
I can smell the perfume wafting of my girl
Or a rose I was to give her
But I can smell someone's house burning down
How bittersweet

Taste
I can taste the food at thanksgiving
But I can taste defeat
I can taste sorrow
How Bittersweet

Feel
I can hold her in my arms
Brush her hair and hold her hand
But I can feel her going away
I can feel my heart break, and fall to peices
How Bittersweet

Hear
I can hear a melody, a chorus of notes
I can hear the voices of my friends
But I can hear screams of fear and pain
How Bittersweet

Sight
I can see the light
And I can see beautiful paintings or photos
But..But I can see things unimaginable

Wait!
I can focus my senses!
I can be an optimist!
look at the things beautiful and magnificent!

..How Amazing


The author's comments:
This centers around the theme of being optimistic and not dwelling on the bad things, and the past.

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on Sep. 19 2009 at 8:30 pm
omgimaninja07 BRONZE, Laflin, Pennsylvania
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i love how you realize that something can be both a blessing and a curse, such as the senses, but one's outlook can change everything. Great work,keep writing!

on Sep. 17 2009 at 10:07 pm
Lucy4himnotu ELITE, Richardson, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"I am Happy to The Point of Fear" -Ralph Waldo Emmerson

This is so incredibly true. Wonderfully captured :)

on Sep. 17 2009 at 7:05 pm
EternityBroken GOLD, Hooker, Oklahoma
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Favorite Quote:
It is impossible to love and be wise.

totally true... it proves that even for the best of us it is hard not to let the bad things in life drag us down. i loved it!

on Sep. 16 2009 at 5:24 pm
(=amanda=) GOLD, Somerset, Ohio
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awesome poem... i love the contrast and the ending! =)

Cecilia said...
on Sep. 16 2009 at 3:47 pm
I think this is a great poem and contains a lot of creativity. Nice job!!!

on Sep. 16 2009 at 11:27 am
Ren-P. PLATINUM, Tulsa, Oklahoma
21 articles 18 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You must give up a life you’d planned in order to have the life that’s waiting for you." ~ Joseph Campbell

This is really good writing, I love the imagery and details. :)