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October 31, 2009
By elarebadaxe SILVER, Portage, Michigan
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elarebadaxe SILVER, Portage, Michigan
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OCCUPY MORDOR: because one ring shouldn't be allowed to rule them all.

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You disgrace yourself
And your life
You do things
That you know are not right
You do "What feels good,"
You don't care
About anything else

Life is a gift
From heaven
Not something
To be wasted,
Replaced
With earthly things

I see your pain
I hear your silent cries
And I want
To let you know;

We were meant to be
So much more
Than we let ourselves
Become

© Amanda S., Attleboro, MA

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ElisaTheDuck ELITE said...
on Feb. 3 2016 at 7:47 pm
ElisaTheDuck ELITE, Rigaud, Other
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LOOK AT MY PROFILE. DO IT.

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You literally took words that I didn't know had been waiting to be spoken from my mouth and turned them into a perfect poem. This piece is 110% deserving of that editor's choice. Congratulations and great job!