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For The First Time

October 2, 2009
By -Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
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-Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
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&quot;Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and recieves the impossible&quot; <br /> -Anonymous

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For the first time since you left me,
I was able to look at you without pain,
For the first time since you left me,
I could truly be happy with you only as my friend,
For the first time since you left me,
I could honestly hope you're happy with him.

Each day gets a little easier,
And each day I laugh a little more.
Each day life begins to mean something again,
And each day I learn to love again.
Each day I care about you a litle less,
And each day I grow a little stronger

I still hear the words you spoke, and I still feel your warm touch,
But the memorie no longer hurts.
Every day before now I felt your gaze like scalding knives.
And every day before now I couldn't bare to look at you.
For the first time since you left me though,
I stand strong and feel no pain

© Gina W., Glen Gardner, NJ

The author's comments:
This was written after my best friend and I split up. I have read this to a few people, and one said that it was an emo, deppressing, 'I can't beleive she left me' poem. If you feel this way after reading this then I'm sorry to tell you that you missed the entire point of the poem. This poem is about getting stronger and learning to love and trust again.
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-Kal- GOLD said...
on Oct. 25 2009 at 4:54 pm
-Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 244 comments

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&quot;Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and recieves the impossible&quot; <br /> -Anonymous

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that's really specific... lol.
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER said...
on Oct. 25 2009 at 2:45 pm
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER, Fairfield, Ohio
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\\\&quot;never give up on something you cant go a day withouth thinking about\\\&quot; \\\&quot;carpe diem\\\&quot;

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you name it, ive done it lol
-Kal- GOLD said...
on Oct. 25 2009 at 2:41 pm
-Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 244 comments

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&quot;Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and recieves the impossible&quot; <br /> -Anonymous

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what kinda stupid things???
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER said...
on Oct. 25 2009 at 2:38 pm
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER, Fairfield, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
\\\&quot;never give up on something you cant go a day withouth thinking about\\\&quot; \\\&quot;carpe diem\\\&quot;

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then i would be bored, and that wouldnt be good. i do stupid things when im bored :D
-Kal- GOLD said...
on Oct. 25 2009 at 2:15 pm
-Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
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&quot;Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and recieves the impossible&quot; <br /> -Anonymous

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lol. true :0
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER said...
on Oct. 25 2009 at 1:11 pm
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER, Fairfield, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
\\\&quot;never give up on something you cant go a day withouth thinking about\\\&quot; \\\&quot;carpe diem\\\&quot;

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me too! if you hadnt....we wouldnt be having all these conversations :)
-Kal- GOLD said...
on Oct. 25 2009 at 12:48 pm
-Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
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&quot;Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and recieves the impossible&quot; <br /> -Anonymous

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i'm glad i decided to opst that first forum. lol
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER said...
on Oct. 25 2009 at 12:33 pm
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER, Fairfield, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
\\\&quot;never give up on something you cant go a day withouth thinking about\\\&quot; \\\&quot;carpe diem\\\&quot;

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you know it ;)
-Kal- GOLD said...
on Oct. 25 2009 at 8:39 am
-Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
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&quot;Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and recieves the impossible&quot; <br /> -Anonymous

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goof. lol :)
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER said...
on Oct. 24 2009 at 12:35 pm
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER, Fairfield, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
\\\&quot;never give up on something you cant go a day withouth thinking about\\\&quot; \\\&quot;carpe diem\\\&quot;

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i know :)

i love it, lol
-Kal- GOLD said...
on Oct. 24 2009 at 10:22 am
-Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and recieves the impossible&quot; <br /> -Anonymous

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haha, i knew you'd get it.

it's weird how much we understand each other. lol
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER said...
on Oct. 23 2009 at 11:17 pm
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER, Fairfield, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
\\\&quot;never give up on something you cant go a day withouth thinking about\\\&quot; \\\&quot;carpe diem\\\&quot;

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lol. ya i know what you mean.
-Kal- GOLD said...
on Oct. 23 2009 at 10:46 pm
-Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 244 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and recieves the impossible&quot; <br /> -Anonymous

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I'll put more as soon as I have it. Lol.

With me, I don't really like what I write unless I'm writing it when I'm feeling very passionately about something, whether it's good or bad. Lol
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER said...
on Oct. 23 2009 at 5:00 pm
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER, Fairfield, Ohio
6 articles 0 photos 150 comments

Favorite Quote:
\\\&quot;never give up on something you cant go a day withouth thinking about\\\&quot; \\\&quot;carpe diem\\\&quot;

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You should put more work on here. i wanna read more :)
-Kal- GOLD said...
on Oct. 23 2009 at 4:01 pm
-Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 244 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and recieves the impossible&quot; <br /> -Anonymous

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Haha, I knew you'd get it hannah, there really wasn't any question there. Lol.

Thanks for reading and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks bunches for the compliments ;)
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER said...
on Oct. 23 2009 at 1:35 pm
rAinDroPsdRip SILVER, Fairfield, Ohio
6 articles 0 photos 150 comments

Favorite Quote:
\\\&quot;never give up on something you cant go a day withouth thinking about\\\&quot; \\\&quot;carpe diem\\\&quot;

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This is really good, and i totally get it. it dosent sound like your bitter about her leaving you at all. it sounds like you are able to move on with your life and live again :) its awesome!
-Kal- GOLD said...
on Oct. 23 2009 at 5:53 am
-Kal- GOLD, Carthage, North Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 244 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and recieves the impossible&quot; <br /> -Anonymous

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Yeah, this poem was ture to me. I was oing through a really bad break-up before I wrote this, but then I realized the stuff that enabled me to move on. After a while, I wrote this poem partially as in inspiration to myself and partially as a spirit boost for anyone else going through a bad break-up. ;)
peach<3 GOLD said...
on Oct. 22 2009 at 10:50 pm
peach<3 GOLD, Portland, Oregon
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&quot;Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Unknown author.

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If that poem is really true to you, then you're really lucky! I never forget about those that I love, and it always hurts when I see them.