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Things That Kill

April 1, 2010
By Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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Favorite Quote:
What the front door.


Insults are fired like knives,
Or like….fire.
And us, being like onions, have layers.
And these knives burn our layers.
From the outside, in which case
We cannot shake it off,
And act like it doesn’t hurt.
And if caught on fire we will find,
That our hearts don’t melt to a crisp,
-Instantly. No it takes time.
So we walk about being scorched on the outside.
But If we don’t let these bother us,
We will find that these burnings will leave no scars,
-Except for those thoughts that really hurt.
In which case you will find-
They start at the heart,
Penetrate the center,
And eventually will reach the outside.
To destroy it as well.
Thus you will find,
That popcorn burns from the center.



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Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Aug. 2 2011 at 4:46 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

LOVE IT! 

We have layers like onions. Did you get that from Shrek?That's a line from Shrek, you know. But it's something I've always thought too. :)

I really,really liked this whole poem except the very last line. Popcorn? Random!


on Jul. 6 2010 at 8:09 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

this is the part where i say something and you dont try to prove it possible to respond to by responding to it.

on Jul. 6 2010 at 2:28 pm
DreamWriter17 PLATINUM, Marengo, Indiana
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learn from your past to live for the future.

I can't help it!  

on Jul. 6 2010 at 1:43 am
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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Favorite Quote:
What the front door.

you could if you'd stop thinking about what you say before you speak...

on Jul. 4 2010 at 12:12 pm
DreamWriter17 PLATINUM, Marengo, Indiana
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learn from your past to live for the future.

Sorry 'bout that, but they keep falling, and I can't stop them...

on Jul. 3 2010 at 12:11 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

its really just you shooting me in the eye with random thoughts that i dont know how to digest. you're steady throwing horses down at me when i'm trying to come up the mountain.

on Jul. 2 2010 at 9:25 pm
DreamWriter17 PLATINUM, Marengo, Indiana
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learn from your past to live for the future.

sounds like an interesting dream

on Jul. 1 2010 at 3:22 am
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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Favorite Quote:
What the front door.

I'sa headin up the moutain with muh donkey and there he was with his stampede just'a comin down the moutain....

on Jun. 30 2010 at 8:29 pm
DreamWriter17 PLATINUM, Marengo, Indiana
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learn from your past to live for the future.

I totally believe in apples!  Like the demons believe in God, they know He's there!

on Jun. 30 2010 at 12:22 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

then you shouldnt believe in apples either.

on Jun. 29 2010 at 1:28 pm
DreamWriter17 PLATINUM, Marengo, Indiana
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learn from your past to live for the future.

[gasp] T'was an apple that took my first front tooth!

on Jun. 27 2010 at 12:21 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

i dont believe in apples.

on Jun. 25 2010 at 3:29 pm
DreamWriter17 PLATINUM, Marengo, Indiana
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learn from your past to live for the future.

more like kiwi and watermellon and apples and pears and peaches

on Jun. 21 2010 at 3:20 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

feel free to dive into the citrus platter.

on Jun. 20 2010 at 12:16 pm
DreamWriter17 PLATINUM, Marengo, Indiana
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learn from your past to live for the future.

I'm not, it's just....not my thing.....although I enjoy a good piece of fruit...

on Jun. 20 2010 at 3:07 am
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

really? it sounds like you're not too particularly fond of popcorn. HELLO!

on Jun. 11 2010 at 7:37 pm
DreamWriter17 PLATINUM, Marengo, Indiana
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learn from your past to live for the future.

I like this, though I'm not too particularly fond of popcorn.  ;p

on May. 8 2010 at 1:48 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

I'm  glad i inspired you-even if i'm not exactly sure how I did it. thank you.

on May. 8 2010 at 1:47 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

thank you. raw-I like that. i ap-ciate. your input.

on May. 8 2010 at 12:38 pm
inspire.identity. PLATINUM, Ajax, Other
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This is emotion, raw and pure

 and I love it .