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August 28, 2012
By alligator6 SILVER, Neenah, Wisconsin
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alligator6 SILVER, Neenah, Wisconsin
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What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

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Bruises
Blue as the sea
Drowning my heart in your words
Slapping the smile off my face
Like the waves on the shore
Of my world

Your sinister grin
Seeping into my dreams
Like the sand sifting through
Your fingers
And I wonder
Why am I here?

© Mary A., Fullerton, CA

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ChrisJ PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 9 2012 at 3:04 pm
ChrisJ PLATINUM, Rochester, New York
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Short, but very interesting and powerful!!!!
SkylerMorningstar GOLD said...
on Sep. 8 2012 at 11:50 pm
SkylerMorningstar GOLD, Barrie, Other
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vary cool i like it
stupendousman BRONZE said...
on Sep. 8 2012 at 12:06 am
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This is a great poem! I love the similes! I wrote a poem, and i don't know if it's very good, but i would love it if you could take a look at it and give me some advice. also, please rate and comment on my artwork! thx!
LunaLives GOLD said...
on Sep. 7 2012 at 3:44 pm
LunaLives GOLD, South Bend, Indiana
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Because I can!-Me &quot;Life is a choice and death is a decision&quot;-Lil Wayne

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I like it a lot. It sounds honest.