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How it Hurts

August 4, 2011
By videotaped GOLD, Geneva, New York
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videotaped GOLD, Geneva, New York
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&quot;Hope and Memory have one daughter and her name is Art, and she has built her dwelling far from the desperate field where men hang out their garments upon forked boughs to be banners of battle. O beloved daughter of Hope and Memory, be with me for a little.&quot;<br /> - The Celtic Twilight, W. B. Yeats

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Tonight I'm living 
on the salt of my tears,
drinking the brine:
I am empty and burning
but my throat is too full to swallow.

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I showed you the door and the mocking sky smiled down on me,
the stars dancing and whirling the blue, 
as if to say
Look, we've found each other;
so what's your problem?

My problem is that I've never shined brightly enough
to be a star;
 never loved life enough 
to accept the burning end.

-

Tonight my skin soaks up regret like my eyes once soaked up beauty.

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lauren.elizabeth. SILVER said...
on Aug. 11 2011 at 11:10 am
lauren.elizabeth. SILVER, Stockton, California
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Favorite Quote:
There is no right or wrong way to live. We simply just live.

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This poem reminds me of many nights that I've spent alone, unhappy and confused. Beautifully written! Check out some of my work (:
meganwagner21 PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 10 2011 at 10:58 am
meganwagner21 PLATINUM, Old Bridge, New Jersey
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&quot;Sometimes good things have to fall apart so better things can fall together.&quot; -Marilyn Monroe<br /> &quot;Nobody can go back and make a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.&quot; -Maria Robinson

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the first verse is relly great. i absolutely love that. the last line is relly powerful as well. great job!
Mikaela GOLD said...
on Aug. 9 2011 at 11:40 pm
Mikaela GOLD, Bellingham, Washington
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This is gorgeous - very thoughtful, very personal, very oneself. Keep writing like this!

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videotaped GOLD said...
on Aug. 8 2011 at 2:56 pm
videotaped GOLD, Geneva, New York
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&quot;Hope and Memory have one daughter and her name is Art, and she has built her dwelling far from the desperate field where men hang out their garments upon forked boughs to be banners of battle. O beloved daughter of Hope and Memory, be with me for a little.&quot;<br /> - The Celtic Twilight, W. B. Yeats

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Thanks! That's actually a quote from the poet Sharon Olds.
Imaginedangerous PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 8 2011 at 1:12 pm
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The first stanza was terrific. 'I am empty and burning but my throat is too full to swallow'- you captured it perfectly.
ReasonablyUnreasonable GOLD said...
on Aug. 8 2011 at 11:47 am
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I reallly, really, really, really, really, love your last line. "Tonight my skin soaks up regret like my eyes once soaked up beauty." That is pure genius. I'm giving this a 5/5!
AnonyMiss GOLD said...
on Aug. 7 2011 at 11:28 pm
AnonyMiss GOLD, Houston, Texas
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this is fantastic. although my favorite part might very be your comment in the quotation marks on the side. good job!