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Accepting Me

October 20, 2011
By Dancing4Jesus BRONZE, Oceanside, California
Dancing4Jesus BRONZE, Oceanside, California
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Paint me til perfection,

Observe me, visual inspection,

A shamed of what is seen,

Shades of purple, brown, and green,

Purple outlines on my face,

Brown covers that can be traced

Back to my roots of green, my familia tree,

Climb the ladder to the yellow leaves,

The branches control these,

And even as I sparkle and gleam,

The yellow leaves betray me, because I am green,

Rain makes me slide back down to green, to see the better things,

She says 'Its okay, accept that you're green,

And brown butter cream,

Don't climb higher to live beyond the green,

Be a queen, rock braids, and fro's,

Take off those other colors, and let go!'


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Ranea GOLD said...
on Jan. 7 2012 at 11:41 pm
Ranea GOLD, Elkhart, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
"It can always be worse, so put on a happy face and laugh!" (my own quote) &
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words may scar my soul."

some of it was a wee bit confusin but it was very well written

on Jan. 5 2012 at 5:33 pm
silentpeacock BRONZE, Whitney, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
all it takes is all youve got

wow thats so cool! i loved the flow of the words. it felt very smooth. i didnt quite understand- but the best poetry is full of mysteries