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A Shattered Mirror

January 19, 2010
By Ebony_Rose PLATINUM, Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Ebony_Rose PLATINUM, Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Favorite Quote:
"The simplest way that i can understand therapy is that we're born a certain
way, we're taught to be something different, and we spend our whole lives
trying to unravel it and ultimately align ourselves with who we really are." ~Billy Corgan

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I look into a mirror
my eyes follow the lines
shattered glass, broken,
reflecting the girl inside.

A couple peices missing
Shadows on one side
But some thing there is shining
the hope that burns inside.

An empty room reflected,
The one I left behind,
The one where no one's waiting,
the loneliness inside.

My hand against the mirror,
Cold against my skin,
Showing that I'm really here
the disbelief inside.

A teardrop rolling down my cheek
a black line following close behind
Shadows slowly over-take
the broken, shattered girl inside.

© Hannah S., Avondale, AZ

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SmileyFace94 SILVER said...
on Feb. 21 2010 at 11:26 am
SmileyFace94 SILVER, Queens, New York
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this is really good. keep writing!
Ebony_Rose PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 19 2010 at 12:56 pm
Ebony_Rose PLATINUM, Hot Springs, Arkansas
21 articles 0 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The simplest way that i can understand therapy is that we're born a certain
way, we're taught to be something different, and we spend our whole lives
trying to unravel it and ultimately align ourselves with who we really are." ~Billy Corgan

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Thanks for taking the time to read and comment... I really appreciate it... :)
MizzImaginative SILVER said...
on Feb. 15 2010 at 5:43 pm
MizzImaginative SILVER, London, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Be you... don't pretend to be someone else.

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Wow this poem is truly powerful and meaningful all the advice i can give you is keep on writing! its been a pleasure reading it. :)
Ebony_Rose PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 13 2010 at 8:58 am
Ebony_Rose PLATINUM, Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Favorite Quote:
"The simplest way that i can understand therapy is that we're born a certain
way, we're taught to be something different, and we spend our whole lives
trying to unravel it and ultimately align ourselves with who we really are." ~Billy Corgan

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Thanks... :)
ChildOfThePast SILVER said...
on Feb. 12 2010 at 7:15 pm
ChildOfThePast SILVER, Raleigh, North Carolina
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You rythme the same word a couple times, i use to do that, what really helps me is type online and look at the synonymes for that word to completly have a new meaning/line to it.