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Gossimer

August 14, 2011
By gossimergrrl BRONZE, Grosse Ile, Michigan
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gossimergrrl BRONZE, Grosse Ile, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"Hamlet: Oh God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams." -William Shakespeare

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I hide behind the Gossimer veil
because i don't want them to know
my heart my fears my thoughts
they are me
they can't see me if i don't want them to

I hide behind the Gossimer veil
because if they see
my strife my loneliness my despair
they'll want to help
i don't need help
my light will defeat my darkness

But sometimes I lift the veil
so they can see
my smiles my joy my love
for them and the rest of the earth
so they always know
I will prevail

© Athena T., Vienna, VA

The author's comments:
I think we all have our veil that we use to hide things from the people we love. I also think we have to show whats behind the veil sometimes.
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gossimergrrl BRONZE said...
on Jan. 29 2012 at 4:16 pm
gossimergrrl BRONZE, Grosse Ile, Michigan
3 articles 1 photo 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Hamlet: Oh God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams." -William Shakespeare

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Thank you.
EPluribusUnum DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 29 2012 at 4:15 pm
EPluribusUnum DIAMOND, Woodbine, Maryland
59 articles 24 photos 280 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my lids and all is born again.
(I think I made you up inside my head)."
-Sylvia Plath

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This is beautiful! I think a lot of people can really relate to the ideas in this poem.
gossimergrrl BRONZE said...
on Nov. 11 2011 at 6:23 pm
gossimergrrl BRONZE, Grosse Ile, Michigan
3 articles 1 photo 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Hamlet: Oh God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams." -William Shakespeare

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THANK YOU! My name's Gossimer which is why I used it. I'll totally go look at your work.
Lexie96 GOLD said...
on Nov. 10 2011 at 8:07 pm
Lexie96 GOLD, Havana, Illinois
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Now Cinderella don't you go to sleep, it's such a bitter form of refuge, oh don't you know the kingdom's under siege, and everbody needs you. - The Killers

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I love this poem and I feel very close to it because I'm still kinda learning how to lift that veil up every now and then. :) Great work and I really love that you used the word gossimer, not many people do nowadays :(

Check out my work sometime? Please?