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I Don't Care

March 18, 2015
By NonchalantDante GOLD, Baltimore, Maryland
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"Beauty does not induce enough pain for a poem" -Ray-yo

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My country calls
My parents call
Life and work and money call
For whom do I pick up?

Endless days and futile nights
A mind entranced, wrapped up in nights
Panic in the hopeless night
When will I see day?

It will not stop, it won’t abate
Crushing, falling, endless hate
Still I cry, it won’t abate
How do I make it stop?

Ticking timing, people miming
Friendly words and people miming
Flailing arms, endless miming
Do their throats run dry?

I set down my broken glass
Fearing nothing, acting crass
I don’t really care.

© Adam P., Goleta, CA

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Ray--yo PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 5 2015 at 1:20 am
Ray--yo PLATINUM, Kathmandu, Other
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God Makes No Mistakes. (Gaga?)<br /> &quot;I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.&quot; -Liesel Meminger via Markus Zusac, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;

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I really like the effect created by the repeated use of words at the end of your lines- they somehow sound different when read aloud, which is amazing. Also, I really like the structure of each stanza. Awesome writing! Also, the fact that you have a line from me as one of your favorite quotes is quite an honor, thank you very much.