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The Scars Behind The Smiles

December 27, 2011
By musiclover97 GOLD, Elkins, West Virginia
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musiclover97 GOLD, Elkins, West Virginia
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&quot;Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never knew.&quot;<br /> &quot;Writing is art to the blind, music to the deaf, comfort to the broken, and emotions to the expressionless.&quot;

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Only if...
Only if you could see,
The scars behind these smiles that are slowly killing me.
Only if I could use words to explain,
The horror of the method I use to end my pain.
Only if you could understand the thoughts that run through my head,
As my delicate skin starts crying tears of red.
Only if it were possible to end the overwhelming urge,
That enters my body as the pain begins to purge.
Some call it a way to be free,
But to me its simply CUTE without the E...

© Maria B., Boston, MA

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Rainbeauxs SILVER said...
on Jan. 12 2012 at 12:23 pm
Rainbeauxs SILVER, Bridgetown, Other
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Amazing,I loved it (: .Very descriptive.Good job!
Michellebrain GOLD said...
on Jan. 9 2012 at 9:14 pm
Michellebrain GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
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&ldquo;A wise girl kisses but doesn&#039;t love, listens but doesn&#039;t believe, and leaves before she is left.&rdquo; <br /> -Marilyn Monroe

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i honestly love it. its so good, i got goosebumps lol. amazing!
haley854 GOLD said...
on Jan. 9 2012 at 2:46 pm
haley854 GOLD, Cincinnati, Ohio
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&quot;Who are you to judge me. im not perfect and i dont claim to be but before you start pointing fingers make sure your own hands are clean.&quot;-unknown

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Very emotional. i love it!