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Breaking Stone MAG

July 10, 2009
By readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 425 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather fail because I fell on my own face than fall because someone tripped me up<br /> ~Jhonen Vasquez


Below me are the put-downs
others made of me in stone.
Only I can break them,
and only I alone.

For even though they're marked in stone,
they're not permanent. They don't matter.
Only I know my true feelings,
and they can make rocks shatter.

Then I took my true feelings,
and etched them in the sky,
Now I always know what I am,
and the reason why.



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on Jun. 17 2013 at 6:22 pm
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 425 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather fail because I fell on my own face than fall because someone tripped me up<br /> ~Jhonen Vasquez

Thank you!!          

on Jun. 16 2013 at 1:52 pm
PurpleBrass1st SILVER, Duncan, Oklahoma
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Favorite Quote:
Today you are YOU, that is truer than true. There is no alive who is YOUER than YOU! - Dr. Seuss

I love this! It's short and sweet and really captures what others cannot put into words! :) Really exceptional!

on Apr. 18 2013 at 6:59 pm
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 425 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather fail because I fell on my own face than fall because someone tripped me up<br /> ~Jhonen Vasquez

LOL It's ok!  I didn't find it offensive at all, a lot of people mistake me for a male on this site!  Thank you for your kind comment!

on Apr. 18 2013 at 10:47 am
BorderlineGenius777 SILVER, Lewiston, Idaho
7 articles 0 photos 80 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most would be content to take their own and depart.&quot;- Socrates

Oh my. I am truly and dearly sorry. This website does not give gender, and your username gave no indication either, so I merely assumed. Though, assuming does make an a** of you and me now, doesn't it? Again, quite sorry!

on Apr. 17 2013 at 4:19 pm
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 425 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather fail because I fell on my own face than fall because someone tripped me up<br /> ~Jhonen Vasquez

LOL Thanks!!!

on Apr. 16 2013 at 6:59 pm
LivelyJade SILVER, Mtn. Grove, Missouri
9 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
The beautiful thing about writing is that you don&#039;t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. ~Robert Cormier

So good! *looks up at the sky* That is soooo awesome :)

on Apr. 16 2013 at 6:47 pm
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 425 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather fail because I fell on my own face than fall because someone tripped me up<br /> ~Jhonen Vasquez

Thank you, but I have to ask, why do you immediately assume I'm a "sir"?

on Apr. 16 2013 at 3:37 pm
BorderlineGenius777 SILVER, Lewiston, Idaho
7 articles 0 photos 80 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most would be content to take their own and depart.&quot;- Socrates

I quite enjoyed it, good sir. Very moving, while still managing to keep it at a shorter lenght, allowing those who have shorter attention spans than others to enjoy it as well. Bravo, sir, bravo!

on Mar. 28 2013 at 12:24 pm
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 425 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather fail because I fell on my own face than fall because someone tripped me up<br /> ~Jhonen Vasquez

Thanks!!       

Mckay ELITE said...
on Mar. 27 2013 at 4:06 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

Very deep and moving. You've incoporated a myriad elements in this one poem: rhyme, imagery, metaphors, and emotion. I like it.

on Mar. 25 2013 at 6:32 pm
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 425 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather fail because I fell on my own face than fall because someone tripped me up<br /> ~Jhonen Vasquez

LOL (literally, not like those fakers out there) I wrote this poem like 5 years ago, but thanks!...

on Mar. 24 2013 at 2:09 pm
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
72 articles 0 photos 860 comments

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

I agree with everybody. This is truly short, sweet, to the point, and FANTASTIC! It's got a great rhythm and it's strong, despite the fact that it may be a shorter poem. Amazing job, as usual! (:

on Feb. 9 2012 at 6:37 am
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 425 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather fail because I fell on my own face than fall because someone tripped me up<br /> ~Jhonen Vasquez

Thanks!!!!

on Feb. 8 2012 at 6:11 pm
NorthernWriter, Fargo, North Dakota
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Only dead fish swim with the stream&quot;

I'm not too good at interpreting poems, but I truly enjoyed the references to stones in yours. Stones are hard, unbreakable, and tough...but they also hurt if they're thrown at you! Great job! I would suggest using fancier word choice to make your poem more poetic. Good luck with your writing!

.Skyye. GOLD said...
on Feb. 2 2012 at 10:45 am
.Skyye. GOLD, Oroville, California
15 articles 19 photos 134 comments

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All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.<br /> <br /> I walk by Faith, not by sight

This is beautiful!! I really really like it, I love the message in it!!

on Sep. 13 2011 at 6:12 pm
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 425 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather fail because I fell on my own face than fall because someone tripped me up<br /> ~Jhonen Vasquez

Thanks! :) but just so you know, I didn't have anything to do with the pic....

on Sep. 13 2011 at 9:33 am
literateViolet BRONZE, Miami, Florida
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love the pic and this poem great job

on Jun. 4 2011 at 9:42 am
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 425 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather fail because I fell on my own face than fall because someone tripped me up<br /> ~Jhonen Vasquez

oh, ok then....still confused, but ok :S

Violetrose said...
on Jun. 3 2011 at 1:48 pm
Violetrose, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
0 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
Mending a broken heart is just as hard as breaking one.

It was really good!

Luna1 SILVER said...
on Apr. 3 2011 at 7:08 pm
Luna1 SILVER, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
9 articles 0 photos 109 comments

Favorite Quote:
Bite Me

Well some people I know still see this, so I'm still not going to say much. I wanted to mention this other website, but this website doesn't let me post the comment.