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Oh, the impossible.

October 12, 2010
By lolcopter GOLD, Santa Maria, California
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"it's kind of bad, when the words you write, kind of turn themselves into knives."

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An image, an expectation, a foolish piece of hope
will only drag you further down.
Just to make things more complicated,
let us hide the weaknesses of faith and love and only
tell the positives.
For no emotions, no feelings, no reliance
is a simpler way of man.
Why must we all give in to our
hearts and show our ability to be vulnerable?
Why must we give ourselves up,
and let ourselves open within?
Finally, why do we all
take one another for granted?
We have given you our hearts, our souls.
We have let ourselves feel vulnerable,
a feeling which we do not prefer to feel.
Don't give yourself up,
because in the long run,
opening yourself will most likely
end with closing tighter.
So therefore, let's
create a wall.
Let us not love, let us not trust.
Let us not hurt.

© Emma C., Gardner, MA

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blackamethyst GOLD said...
on Nov. 26 2010 at 7:47 pm
blackamethyst GOLD, Centerville, Ohio
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Could you please post a link up here?
lolcopter GOLD said...
on Nov. 26 2010 at 3:25 pm
lolcopter GOLD, Santa Maria, California
14 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;it&#039;s kind of bad, when the words you write, kind of turn themselves into knives.&quot;

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I do. Idk why it says I don't have any.
blackamethyst GOLD said...
on Nov. 26 2010 at 12:09 pm
blackamethyst GOLD, Centerville, Ohio
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Gladly. Do you have any poems posted on regular teenink, outside of forums? I didn't see them on your bio page thing
lolcopter GOLD said...
on Nov. 25 2010 at 12:48 pm
lolcopter GOLD, Santa Maria, California
14 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;it&#039;s kind of bad, when the words you write, kind of turn themselves into knives.&quot;

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thank you. <3
lolcopter GOLD said...
on Nov. 25 2010 at 12:48 pm
lolcopter GOLD, Santa Maria, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;it&#039;s kind of bad, when the words you write, kind of turn themselves into knives.&quot;

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thank you. :) I completely agree with you! I appreciate it. keep checking out my stuff? xo
Hollyss SILVER said...
on Nov. 21 2010 at 9:13 pm
Hollyss SILVER, Stafford, Virginia
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&quot;Fiction reveals what reality obscures&quot;-Jessamyn West<br /> &quot;You can&#039;t leap a 20-ft chasm in 2 10-ft jumps.&quot;-Anonymous

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I really like this piece. I have trust issues of my own, and this accurately displays why. You are a good poet.
blackamethyst GOLD said...
on Oct. 23 2010 at 2:19 pm
blackamethyst GOLD, Centerville, Ohio
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I agree that it is a nice piece, but I completely disagree with your advice to be more positive. This is about the feeling of crushed hopes, not about hope; if we did not know the feeling of hurt, we would not appreciate the value of happiness. Beautiful poem, xoxokacie
crfcaio SILVER said...
on Oct. 23 2010 at 11:56 am
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Nice piece. Be more positive! :D