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An Empty Glass

November 6, 2021
By smaddie24 PLATINUM, Cityland, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
“Light shines brightest in the deepest dark!”
-Jim Butcher

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I am a glass

Falling apart at the slightest pressure

Fragile and weak

Collecting dust on a shelf


A crack appears, then another

Slowly destroying me from the inside out

As I molder away on the mantle

Waiting to be loved and used


Once I was a glass

Filled with ideas (and water)

Then, alone,  I ran dry

And became empty


Left alone by those who protected me

Abandoned by those who loved me

Lost by those who cared for me

And shattered by those who maintained me.

© Maddy S., Appleton, Wisconsin

The author's comments:

This is a metaphor about myself. I'm slowly being pieced together right now, as I have recently left an abusive situation, and adapting to this new life is difficult.

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Mela_P SILVER said...
on Dec. 12 2021 at 12:32 am
Mela_P SILVER, Addison, Illinois
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“Maybe the truth was, it shouldn't be so easy to be amazing. Then everything would be. It's the things you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth. When something's difficult to come by, you'll do that much more to make sure it's even harder--if not impossible--to lose.” ― Sarah Dessen, Along for the Ride

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I love this. Great Job.
Afra ELITE said...
on Nov. 11 2021 at 9:27 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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Wow...This poem is lovely...I wanted to share my poem too...I hope you all would like it...It got published recently...http://url4857.TeenInk.com/ls/click?upn=Rg1qXhbB7thJkhVgbd11OV2YsYP-2BZqjqyziuUy0IjZH9sfu6gN5ERPfSe0HaWO-2FWDEcgtAIuGpacidd1eckhnA-3D-3DPR0B_T5fi2s9Uiy-2FzgxQfcwmp5DqoJBiAHlSTa55SUIrfp67lCEc3Fn6nqGwQoqjyRMhSHdZkB4ZdkQWEQAqnAt-2BeWdHgeDMzJguzNVPKfMZXyMl1e1O764qdf1QIVMg4wmFoX2mhE2eq0w787k-2FxmPx9KUvQrhlGhRGLw9ooZkYhUz8awO0VRG7qK-2FmOGSjef2NElcoji1VZxW0LSjP8r4NkZw-3D-3D
Afra ELITE said...
on Nov. 11 2021 at 9:25 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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"A writer must never be short of ideas."
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Wow...This poem is lovely...I wanted to share my poem too...I hope you all would like it...It got published recently...http://url4857.TeenInk.com/ls/click?upn=Rg1qXhbB7thJkhVgbd11OV2YsYP-2BZqjqyziuUy0IjZH9sfu6gN5ERPfSe0HaWO-2FWDEcgtAIuGpacidd1eckhnA-3D-3DPR0B_T5fi2s9Uiy-2FzgxQfcwmp5DqoJBiAHlSTa55SUIrfp67lCEc3Fn6nqGwQoqjyRMhSHdZkB4ZdkQWEQAqnAt-2BeWdHgeDMzJguzNVPKfMZXyMl1e1O764qdf1QIVMg4wmFoX2mhE2eq0w787k-2FxmPx9KUvQrhlGhRGLw9ooZkYhUz8awO0VRG7qK-2FmOGSjef2NElcoji1VZxW0LSjP8r4NkZw-3D-3D
smaddie24 PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 9 2021 at 4:09 pm
smaddie24 PLATINUM, Cityland, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
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-Jim Butcher

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@Bumble_Bee Thank you for taking the time to read this. If you have any comments or anything on ways I could improve this poem, that would be awesome. I really appreciate the support.
Bumble_Bee PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 9 2021 at 11:57 am
Bumble_Bee PLATINUM, New Athens, Illinois
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I really like your poem. I can totally relate to the glass metaphor. I'm glad you're being put back together! <33 Sending much love to you!!