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Backwards Falling Rain

April 17, 2019
By Sophia_LaPalme DIAMOND, Loxley, Alabama
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Sophia_LaPalme DIAMOND, Loxley, Alabama
57 articles 22 photos 87 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;In three words I can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned about life: it goes on.&rdquo; <br /> ― Robert Frost

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My mother tells me I’m unique,

Like backwards falling rain.

Or maybe rain falling backwards?

Who can honestly say?


All I know is I fit in like,

The wrong puzzle piece,

Or the fiery sun at night

Among the pale stars.


I’m the fish that cannot swim,

A sky that’s never blue,

A bird that will not sing,

The lie that’s actually true.


I am unique, no one is the same,

Are you like me, backwards falling rain?

I am a flicker of orange flame

That won’t burn you, and will not die.


Do you think you understand?

Let your eyes burn like coals

Like beacons in our storm,

Let us show them: we don’t fall the same.


No one

Is

The

Same.

© Bree D., Melbourne, FL

The author's comments:

Embrace your individuality and all of your talents. Don’t be afraid to break the mold. It has to happen eventually! 

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Sophia_LaPalme DIAMOND said...
on May. 2 2019 at 2:52 pm
Sophia_LaPalme DIAMOND, Loxley, Alabama
57 articles 22 photos 87 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;In three words I can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned about life: it goes on.&rdquo; <br /> ― Robert Frost

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Thank you! I really felt something when I wrote this, it’s one of my personal favorites. Thank you so much!
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM said...
on May. 2 2019 at 10:17 am
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
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Not all those who wander are lost<br /> - J. R. R. Tolkien<br /> <br /> Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it<br /> - Confucius <br /> <br /> Believe you can and you're halfway there<br /> - Theodore Roosevelt <br /> <br /> Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.<br /> - Albert Camus<br /> <br /> It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.<br /> - Aristotle<br /> <br /> Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!<br /> - Audrey Hepburn<br /> <br /> The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.<br /> - Helen Keller

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Ooh, Sophia, this one's incredible! I don't know how you keep doing this, they're all just so good! I like the meaning, and the unique title, it to mention the way the words just seem to flow and for together...it's just awesome. Great job!