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Needle Her In

September 12, 2012
By PaigeT GOLD, West Tisbury, Massachusetts
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milky bones being made
into lactose blue
as i unfold
the teeth
that formed
the smiles
of yesterday
and then some
i do not
want to ever
be
a
something
Where I'm tearing at the seams
and watching curds
form to sweetened
and condensed
as i watch you
rip her skin
apart as you
Needle Her In

© Debora F., South River, NJ

The author's comments:
This is about watching kids' faces when they're getting treated for cancer on TV and in movies and the guilt that I feel for them.
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ladybugsrock SILVER said...
on Sep. 13 2012 at 6:33 pm
ladybugsrock SILVER, Billings, Montana
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&quot;Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.&quot; <br /> -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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This poem really gets right to i! Haha its great! Consider adding your emotions or if you just bring them out a little more that would be awesome! Please comment, read, and rate my poems too! Thank  you!!