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July 9, 2010
By sunrise_faerie GOLD, Fredericksburg, Virginia
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sunrise_faerie GOLD, Fredericksburg, Virginia
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things are only as dark as you make them. <br /> there is always beauty in every situation. look for it and you will see.<br /> smile; sometimes it&#039;s all that will keep you from crying.

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I watch horrified
AS the old scar inside of me;
The one I chose to forget long ago,
Reopens.
The pain is so real,
I cry.
Once again,
Silently staring at nothing.

My tears wash away the dust inside.
The memories,
No longer so foggy,
Are thorns on a rose.
So impossibly beautiful,
But with needles constantly
Poking
And
Prodding
So I cry,
Silently staring at nothing

The pain is everlasting;
This scar will never heal.
The thorns will always
Accompany my rose.
I realized this.
So now,
It is impossible
To pretend.
I am okay,
As I sit here
Silently staring at nothing,
And yet,
Somehow,
Everything.

© Louise T., Marblehead, MA

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This was the first poem I ever wrote... I hope you like this
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Lexie96 GOLD said...
on Nov. 2 2011 at 7:24 pm
Lexie96 GOLD, Havana, Illinois
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I really like this and I continue to love the metaphor of a thorn to a rose... good stuff.

Check out my stuff sometime?

sunrise_faerie GOLD said...
on Sep. 11 2010 at 1:02 pm
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thank you : )
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This is good, especially for your first poem continue to write!!!!!
Niftygrrl BRONZE said...
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I love this! Like words fail me right now! Care to read some of my stuff?