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What I Want to Be

November 16, 2009
By vampluv11 GOLD, Saugerties, New York
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vampluv11 GOLD, Saugerties, New York
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Favorite Quote:
Go ask Alice.

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Nightmares plague me while
I fall through
Light air plagues me, can I
find someone new?

Togethor, we’ll parade to the grade,
As I scream to myself,
“You fool, look in front of you, see what you must do.”
Walking the streets at night,
the city lights block out the pretty sights

Everything is wrong-
I don’t know who I am
when you’re here/ when you’re gone

Can’t you see
what I’m not,
You’re blind to what
I want to be

© Samantha W., Albany, NY

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.Escape.From.This.Afterlife. GOLD said...
on May. 10 2010 at 11:09 am
.Escape.From.This.Afterlife. GOLD, Short Hills, New Jersey
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&quot;bad blood is more satisfying to spill across the floor...&quot;

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I really liked this.  It's deep and meaningful and touching.  Nice job, 5 stars!
JoetheBlanc GOLD said...
on May. 10 2010 at 9:24 am
JoetheBlanc GOLD, Roswell, Georgia
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very interesting. i haven't seen this type of rhyme/ syllabic scheme before. the poem flows well enoguh, though!
vampluv11 GOLD said...
on Jan. 5 2010 at 10:29 am
vampluv11 GOLD, Saugerties, New York
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thank you, both of you ^.^
CheshireKitten BRONZE said...
on Dec. 15 2009 at 4:30 pm
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5 stars:) Great poem!!
LaylaViolet said...
on Dec. 15 2009 at 11:54 am
Whoa. Totally deep. I love it. I gave it a 5