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The Plastic Rose

February 26, 2010
By xLoVeLyCuTiEe428x PLATINUM, Nanuet, New York
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xLoVeLyCuTiEe428x PLATINUM, Nanuet, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"To me, Fearless is not the absense of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To me, Fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death."
— Taylor Swift

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He handed me a rose,
I held it in my hand,
Only to realize it was plastic.

Looking down at the rose,
I realized something,
Not only was the rose fake,
Our love had been fake too.

With him still standing there,
I threw the rose on the ground,
Stepped on it and walked away,
Leaving behind the rose and our love.

© Kelly Z., Niscayuna, NY

The author's comments:
This story is about a girl getting a rose -- only to realize that it's fake, along with the "love" they shared
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This article has 6 comments.

xLoVeLyCuTiEe428x PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 7 2010 at 5:13 pm
xLoVeLyCuTiEe428x PLATINUM, Nanuet, New York
24 articles 0 photos 102 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To me, Fearless is not the absense of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To me, Fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death."
— Taylor Swift

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Thank you, Dahlin'
xLoVeLyCuTiEe428x PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 7 2010 at 5:12 pm
xLoVeLyCuTiEe428x PLATINUM, Nanuet, New York
24 articles 0 photos 102 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To me, Fearless is not the absense of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To me, Fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death."
— Taylor Swift

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Thanks. I wanted the connection to be seen, so I'm glad it got the point across.
xLoVeLyCuTiEe428x PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 7 2010 at 5:10 pm
xLoVeLyCuTiEe428x PLATINUM, Nanuet, New York
24 articles 0 photos 102 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To me, Fearless is not the absense of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To me, Fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death."
— Taylor Swift

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Thanks... Yeah, the rose was just a kind gesture to the girl, but something in her mind clicked.. She realized not only was the rose she was holding in her hand fake, so was their so called "love."
Shahed GOLD said...
on Mar. 12 2010 at 7:48 pm
Shahed GOLD, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway."

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He could've meant it in another way ..

based on a real story? -- I like ur words
Milo! said...
on Mar. 10 2010 at 3:32 pm
I really like the conection between the girl and the rose, even though they are two completely different things.
xBaByGiRrL22x PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 8 2010 at 7:42 pm
xBaByGiRrL22x PLATINUM, Pearl River, New York
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"No one ever said it'd be easy. They just said it'd be worth it." <3

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i like this alot, u can feel the strong emotionz building up inside the narrator. gr8 job