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I Drew a Blue Heart

March 29, 2010
By monkee21 SILVER, LaBelle, Florida
monkee21 SILVER, LaBelle, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
"Decide that you want it more than you fear it."


I drew a blue heart,
Where there once was no love,
For myself or others,
My own heart was shut off,
Not letting anything in or out.

I drew a blue heart,
Where the scars kept appearing,
One after the other,
Self-inflicted yet out of my control,
Like a balloon about to pop.

I drew a blue heart,
Where I usually kept hidden,
All day and night,
Not wanting anyone to see,
What I’d been doing behind closed doors.

I drew a blue heart,
Where the scars are now fading,
My skin is tougher than before,
And although the heart will wash off,
The scars will stay with me forever.

I drew a blue heart,
Where there was no blue only red,
I could mix the two and make purple,
Paint my own heart with color,
Thus, not forgetting the past but also knowing
There is love.


The author's comments:
true story.

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on May. 2 2010 at 1:54 pm
monkee21 SILVER, LaBelle, Florida
8 articles 3 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Decide that you want it more than you fear it."

thank you :) to write love on her arms was part of my inspiration for this poem, and for literally drawing a blue heart on myself one day. thanks for reading it.

on May. 2 2010 at 12:55 pm
AnneOnnimous BRONZE, Peterborough Ontario, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Saying &#039;I notice you&#039;re a nerd&#039; is like saying, &#039;Hey, I notice that you&#039;d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you&#039;d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?&#039; In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even &#039;lame&#039; is kind of lame. Saying &#039;You&#039;re lame&#039; is like saying &#039;You walk with a limp.&#039; Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he&#039;s done all right for himself.&quot;<br /> &mdash; John Green

this was really beautiful!! I loved how indirect it was about everything, like cutting and write love on her arms day (at least I think that's what it was about..).Great job!