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October 28, 2014
By WritinGirl PLATINUM, DeKalb, Illinois
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ~Maya Angelou

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Friendship is a funny thing,
It comes and goes in places
Where no one would suspect
And just when you think you have it grasped,
It slips away to hide
It comes at high a price
Yet is given away freely
You keep it close
But give it up
Every day,
Every hour,
Every second
Friendship has rips,
Friendship has holes,
But friendship mends,
And friendship repairs
And nothing can separate
True friendship

© Austin K., Studio City, CA

The author's comments:

I wanted to point out the irony of friendship--how in order to gain it you have to give it. It is an amazing thing--it can stretch, it can shrink, but it doesn't break. Yes it can, but it also can withhold a lot of suffering before it does

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Allen. PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 8 2015 at 7:43 am
Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
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[i]No matter how much people try to put you down or make you think other things about yourself, the only person you can trust about who you really are is you[/i] -Crusher-P

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You have a very good idea here. I think the formatting and flow of the poem could have been better, but overall, very well done.
WritinGirl PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 14 2014 at 9:38 am
WritinGirl PLATINUM, DeKalb, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; ~Maya Angelou

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Thank you for your comment, I really apprecitate it.
reidaboutme SILVER said...
on Nov. 26 2014 at 10:33 pm
reidaboutme SILVER, Alden, Kansas
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&quot;To be nobody- but- yourself in a world which is doing it&#039;s best, night and day, to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.&quot;-ee cummings

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I really like how simple, but how meaningful it is. I love how you see the different angles of friendship, the truth is, it isn't always pretty.