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December 2, 2013
By Jdrexler GOLD, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Jdrexler GOLD, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
11 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”


my only pure friends are the skeletons in
my closet. in the end,
they're isolated in truth.
we spend so much time
flossing the lies from our teeth,
blind to see that these ivories
were made for integrity.
could it be our flesh exists only to
absorb deceit,
and our blood only to preserve lies?
to stagnate dishonesty until a falsified truth is extracted.
until this extracted truth crawls into our framework.
here, there are no lies.
i dream of the skeletons in my closet.
yes, my dreams are only bones, to dance among veracity.



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on Jun. 20 2014 at 3:57 pm
A.Harkness SILVER, Deming, Washington
6 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't be afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone". -Anonymous

Stunning imagery. Great job!

on Feb. 18 2014 at 1:38 pm
cresentmoon SILVER, Lansing, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Hold on tight."

This is Amazing<3

Blynn SILVER said...
on Dec. 6 2013 at 4:05 pm
Blynn SILVER, Waco, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 97 comments
Super cool poem!! 

BVBArmy1 said...
on Dec. 6 2013 at 9:58 am
BVBArmy1, Spencerville, Ohio
0 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Falling in the is awfuly perfect<br /> Falling out of love is perfectly awful

This is an awesome poem!!!!

Brisa PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 6 2013 at 5:07 am
Brisa PLATINUM, Wasilla, Alaska
20 articles 7 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Si dan a t&uacute; papel alineado, escribas el otro camino.&quot;<br /> &quot;If they give you lined paper, write the other way&quot;<br /> -Juan Ramon Jiminez

I love this! The imagery and personification are incredible. The way you referenced the cliché "lie between your teeth" without being cliché yourself..awesome. I loved "The Stump" too. :)