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spangled

August 7, 2009
By Laura_A. GOLD, Etowah, Tennessee
Laura_A. GOLD, Etowah, Tennessee
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I’m not an open book for the world to read
Like a diary you got to have a key.
With a world so deceiving,
My eyes won’t be revealing.

I’m not figured out.
And like i
I’m irrational
Not too confrontational.

I stand up,
Fall again.
I’m a saint.
Yet I faint.

A martyr at heart
Since it’s dead and gone
Good intentions
Gone all wrong.

Good people don’t win
Never recognized
Till they tumble
Down the hill of sin.

Shovel through the s***
Of people,
Mindless creatures
Inhabiting space

Yet I still keep a smile
On my face
Just another day
To embrace

Keep your head up
When you’re drowning.
And listen to your heart
When it’s pounding.

Open your eyes
Don’t miss a thing
Before you know it
You’re six feet in.


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Sarah_ GOLD said...
on Nov. 28 2010 at 5:50 pm
Sarah_ GOLD, Decatur, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
A wise girl kisses but doesn't love she leaves before shes left

good poem

 


Sarah_ GOLD said...
on Nov. 28 2010 at 5:47 pm
Sarah_ GOLD, Decatur, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
A wise girl kisses but doesn't love she leaves before shes left

awesome poem sissy

E.Lee GOLD said...
on Aug. 18 2009 at 8:55 pm
E.Lee GOLD, Akron, Ohio
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i really like this alot!!

great job

on Aug. 18 2009 at 3:25 pm
Electricity PLATINUM, Bradenton, Florida
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deep.. great job, i love this poem!