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The War of Heartbreak

April 7, 2010
By Yalith BRONZE, Ottumwa, Iowa
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Yalith BRONZE, Ottumwa, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
"Love is a lie; I trust hate."

"The pain of having a broken heart is not so much as to kill you, yet not so little as to let you live."

"You don’t realize how much you care about someone until they don’t care about you."

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The shining darkness
Illuminates my shame
Again and again
Trespassing angels and
Cherished demons
Are warring inside me
One side a blinding, infuriating light
The other a calming embrace of darkness
Which side will gain control of my heart?
I think the darkness
Already has

The author's comments:
I wrote this after being shot down by a crush.
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darkdestro27 PLATINUM said...
on May. 19 2010 at 2:38 pm
darkdestro27 PLATINUM, West Jefferson, Ohio
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hey whats up how are you ........... squirrel

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i know your pain thats what inspired me on most of my songs you really are good though my newest one is pushed away it has yet to be accepted though my most recent break up
Yalith BRONZE said...
on May. 19 2010 at 8:27 am
Yalith BRONZE, Ottumwa, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Love is a lie; I trust hate."

"The pain of having a broken heart is not so much as to kill you, yet not so little as to let you live."

"You don’t realize how much you care about someone until they don’t care about you."

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I was inspired to write this after the girl I love told me there was no chance for us. (I'm a girl too, btw) It actually started out as a song inspired by the lyrics of Evanescence's songs, but I ended up using it for this.
darkdestro27 PLATINUM said...
on May. 17 2010 at 1:57 pm
darkdestro27 PLATINUM, West Jefferson, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
hey whats up how are you ........... squirrel

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i dont care what anyone else says on here you have talent and dont waste it on what other people think do it for yourself and anyone who tries to tell you otherwise doesnt understand what poetry really is good job my question is what inspired you to write this but yeah let your potentail shine and remember have fun
Leilah BRONZE said...
on May. 11 2010 at 8:46 am
Leilah BRONZE, Ottumwa, Iowa
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That was pretty good keep trying.  You'll eventually get much better.