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June 21, 2011
By kchy7 BRONZE, ParkHill, Oklahoma
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kchy7 BRONZE, ParkHill, Oklahoma
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&#039;when life gives you lemons, make grape juice. then sit back and watch the world wonder how you did it.&#039;<br /> <br /> &#039;don&#039;t tell me the sky&#039;s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.&#039;

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You know I started writing today
I dug out all of your poems, every one of them unfinished
And thought, “What would these be like if you finished them?”
You never finished anything.

You know I started singing today.
Rambling out words to some make believe melody.
Forming tunes and pitches to your liking of course.
A merry go round feeling, there once again. And again. And again.

You know I started dancing today.
Bottling my emotions inside so the moves tell our story.
I hummed. Humming a song you started but never finished.
You never finished anything.

You know I started laughing today.
Laughing to a point of no return.

Forget everything when my insides are intoxicated by the rush of amusement.
Laughter is the best medicine. I’m allergic.

You know I started believing today.
Asking myself maybe it was fate.
Maybe, just maybe I was supposed to be away from you.
But friction pulls me back. Like a magnet.

You know I started smiling today.
Teeth breaking through lips to show the masked emotions.
Masked emotions that only you saw.
You wrote me poems once, remember? Like everything, though,
You never finished it.

The author's comments:
this was a writing assignment that i then entered in our city writing competition and won first place..
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Butterflies93 BRONZE said...
on Dec. 24 2011 at 10:51 am
Butterflies93 BRONZE, Strafford, New Hampshire
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This is incredible. I love how there were separate things that "they" never finished. Nice Job! :)
Love.Hate.Passion. said...
on Aug. 7 2011 at 11:27 pm
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This is fantastic!

It's full of deep emotion and the words flow beautifully. I can see why you won first place. Keep it up!

WithPenAndScript DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 7 2011 at 10:39 pm
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I love this so much. I'm goign to favorite it. I see why you won first place teh poetry was beautiful, sad, elegant and just very powerful. You are very skilled at your work :) 

 

Kai17 GOLD said...
on Jul. 24 2011 at 11:52 am
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=)

The different examples were really cool, and it just flowed nicely.....5/5.

TheHangingGirl BRONZE said...
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AWW!~!!!! That was amazing!
CieraDesiree GOLD said...
on Jul. 14 2011 at 8:20 am
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I really like this. Good job=)
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on Jul. 13 2011 at 11:52 pm
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thankyou so much! i really apprieciate it! & i hope the same too!

(:

austenite GOLD said...
on Jul. 13 2011 at 11:21 pm
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Wow! This is fantastic....I love it! I hope this gets into the magazine - it's great. :)
kchy7 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 13 2011 at 12:05 am
kchy7 BRONZE, ParkHill, Oklahoma
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&#039;when life gives you lemons, make grape juice. then sit back and watch the world wonder how you did it.&#039;<br /> <br /> &#039;don&#039;t tell me the sky&#039;s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.&#039;

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thank you very much! don't forget to tell other people about my work! (:
CarrieAnn13 GOLD said...
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I can see why this won first place!  The descriptions were excellent and the flow was flawless.  Great job!