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January 13, 2013
By Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
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Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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Gold spills from her eyes, designing
A tattoo 'cross her face.
It paints her parted lips, after it
Cups her cheeks like lace.
A pattern cut like diamonds, etching
Sharp-edged, fine gold stars.
Rimmed by swirling tendrils, reaching
Cuts her face like scars.

© Andrea M., Waynesboro, VA

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Oftentimes pain can seem beautiful to others, when you wear yours like a mask,
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Jade.I.Am ELITE said...
on Feb. 3 2013 at 10:18 am
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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Thank you so much! :)
PaigeStreet PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 3 2013 at 3:51 am
PaigeStreet PLATINUM, Juneau, Alaska
47 articles 0 photos 218 comments

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&quot;Stay golden&quot;<br /> - Johnny (The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton)

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This imagery is so clean and clear and yet so curious! I love that. Your appropriation of the word "cut" in the context of scars to mean in an aesthetic rather than active way was really poetic. 
Jade.I.Am ELITE said...
on Feb. 2 2013 at 3:31 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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Thank you so much! :)
TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on Feb. 2 2013 at 2:32 pm
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
72 articles 0 photos 860 comments

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&quot;Never fear shadows. They simply mean there&#039;s a light shining somewhere nearby.&quot; - Unknown

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Oh my gosh. This has such a mysterious feel and really includes everything a great poem should have: substance and style. It's free to be interepreted any way, but I think of it as what crazy things girls (and guys) do to impress others. Gerat job.
Jade.I.Am ELITE said...
on Feb. 2 2013 at 12:33 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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Haha, I'm glad you liked it. It was meant to be interpreted different ways. The way I saw it was that the gold "from her eyes" were tears, but to others all they saw was a mask. I myself don't really show vulnerability to others, so yeah.
flanny SILVER said...
on Feb. 2 2013 at 12:29 pm
flanny SILVER, Madison, New Jersey
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&quot;You must do the thing you think you cannot do.&quot; ~Eleanor Roosevelt

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very cool:) i liked it a lot It was open to many interpretations, and I thought it was reflecting on how people often take drastic, and sometimes painful, measures to be beautful.