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December 23, 2012
By nightrunner23 PLATINUM, Greene, New York
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nightrunner23 PLATINUM, Greene, New York
33 articles 0 photos 26 comments

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If you treat me like a princess, I&#039;ll treat you like a prince.<br /> If you treat me like a game, I&#039;ll show you how it&#039;s played.

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What is it that makes us real?
Is it what we see, or what we feel?
Could it be just the fact that we’re here?
Fighting for justice, fighting through fear.

Am I real because you see me?
Is this the was it has to be?
Because maybe I’m not real at all.
I’m just an answer to a silent call.
Am I a lie, that’s stuck in your mind?
If they looked for me, what would they find?

Am I lost, is that why no one cares?
Even when my soul to them I bare
Am I insignificant like the way I feel?
Or is it just because I don’t know how to be real?

© Susan R., Iselin, NJ

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dya.o PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 8 2013 at 11:44 am
dya.o PLATINUM, Milton, Florida
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&ldquo;If consensus is overrated, I think balance is, too.<br /> I have no interest in living a balanced life.<br /> I want a life of adventure.&rdquo; | Chris Guillebeau

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Wow I love the way you write your poems. Ive just finished reading all of them and they are magnificent. This one is really very good:)  
nightrunner23 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 4 2013 at 4:14 pm
nightrunner23 PLATINUM, Greene, New York
33 articles 0 photos 26 comments

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If you treat me like a princess, I&#039;ll treat you like a prince.<br /> If you treat me like a game, I&#039;ll show you how it&#039;s played.

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Thanks you!!!
MonsterGirl2000 SILVER said...
on Jan. 4 2013 at 4:11 pm
MonsterGirl2000 SILVER, Des Moines, New Mexico
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When it seems like there&rsquo;s no one left to run to in this empty world you can come to me I&rsquo;ll be your shooting star. You can tell me your dreams I can&rsquo;t promise to make them come true, but I&rsquo;ll be there to pick up the pieces of your broken heart if your dreams happen to fall through&hellip;Unknown

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very good!!
nightrunner23 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 4 2013 at 4:04 pm
nightrunner23 PLATINUM, Greene, New York
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If you treat me like a princess, I&#039;ll treat you like a prince.<br /> If you treat me like a game, I&#039;ll show you how it&#039;s played.

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No problem, I'll check you out now. The other poem of mine that I think you'll like is paradise.
kmcn33 BRONZE said...
on Jan. 4 2013 at 4:00 pm
kmcn33 BRONZE, Needham, Massachusetts
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I was much too far out all my life / And not waving but drowning

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This is awesome, I love it! Would you mind checking out some of my stuff :)