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January 23, 2014
By Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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My plaster smile stretches too far;
Can you see
The emotions
I keep hidden behind?
My eyes are covered with a hazy film of happiness,
But can you find the hurt
I bury beneath?
I remain where I am,
But can you sense the overwhelming
Longing
Bottled up inside?
I feel broken, scattered;
Can you figure out a way
To piece me back together?

Don’t blame yourself;
I’ll only further join the masquerade.
Don’t worry about me,
Because you know then I’ll only pull
My plaster smile
Tighter
Over my frown.

© Ashley T., Westport, MA

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Fallen_ PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 3 2014 at 9:31 am
Fallen_ PLATINUM, Quakertown, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
&quot; a shattered world is only an opening into a new beginning with laughs, smiles, and love all around enter the world of the light and away from the broken darkness&quot;

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Holy cow!! This is really really good I love your flow and how its about a mask hiding your emotion its just sheer omazement :D your gonna go so far girly
Hanban12 ELITE said...
on Jan. 31 2014 at 6:43 pm
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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Thanks, and it was my pleasure! You're a great writer :)
TaylorBreanne PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 30 2014 at 8:41 pm
TaylorBreanne PLATINUM, Sandston, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I write to escape reality. I write to be free. I write because I can lie or tell the truth. I write because I love it. I write because...that&#039;s the real me. I am a writer...&quot; -TaylorBreanne

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I really enjoyed reading this! I love the way the poem seems to just "flow"- it doesnt seem like you're trying to force anything. Great job and thanks for the comments on mine! :)