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Last December

January 5, 2012
By garshongjasmine SILVER, Accra, Other
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garshongjasmine SILVER, Accra, Other
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Favorite Quote:
happiness resides not in possesions, and not in gold, the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -democritus

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Last December, i hardly saw you,
And when we did, you weren't the same.e
Life has favoured you, and beaten me.
And i doubt if i would ever see you again.
The child in your eyes was gone,
What took it away, you away?
And for a while we just stood and stared,
Because we had nothing at all to say.

Last December, you send a card,
You never did send, you always personally gave.
You said, you were sorry and there was little time.
I think it was your face your face you were trying to save.
You called once, i did twice and mom asked why,
You wont come over like you used to.
I shrugged, what can i say, life and school,
Has changed and moulded you.

Last December, you didn't say goodbye,
You always did, we'll hug and cry and promise to write.
The postcards and the letters slowly faded, slowly.
I still don't know what is causing our silent fight.
And blaming you entirely isn't fair.
I blame myself, you lost me first, i drifted away.
i miss you more than you me i know for sure.
i miss you everyday.

© Shanze Z., San Antonio, TX

The author's comments:
About my childhood friend
who left me to face high school alone.
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This article has 6 comments.

Beila BRONZE said...
on Apr. 6 2015 at 3:19 am
Beila BRONZE, Palo Alto, California
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&quot;The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.&quot; -Mark Twain

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Wow, there's a lot of emotion packed into your words. The poem is deeply personal but also so widely relatable. The summer after 8th grade, I somehow lost my best friend in the same vague, disconcerting, and terrifying way. I don't know what happened still, much less can I find the line between guilt and blame. Thank you for putting words to the difficult experience of losing a friend as if by accident. You're right: I miss her everyday.
Ray--yo PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 4 2015 at 9:32 pm
Ray--yo PLATINUM, Kathmandu, Other
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God Makes No Mistakes. (Gaga?)<br /> &quot;I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.&quot; -Liesel Meminger via Markus Zusac, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;

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Really poignant and sad, too. Awesome writing!
garshongjasmine SILVER said...
on Sep. 10 2012 at 2:23 pm
garshongjasmine SILVER, Accra, Other
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Favorite Quote:
happiness resides not in possesions, and not in gold, the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -democritus

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 thank you soo much :)
garshongjasmine SILVER said...
on Sep. 10 2012 at 2:23 pm
garshongjasmine SILVER, Accra, Other
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Favorite Quote:
happiness resides not in possesions, and not in gold, the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -democritus

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thank you soo much ... you dont know how much your comment means to me... i'm lookin forward to readin your work.. in fact im goin to ryt now!!
so_joy SILVER said...
on Sep. 9 2012 at 12:25 pm
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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This is so sad :(  Excellent work. I look foward to seeing more of your writing. Please read, rate, and comment on my poems! Thanks!
writer3499 GOLD said...
on Sep. 9 2012 at 12:19 pm
writer3499 GOLD, New Bedford, Massachusetts
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So sad but fantastic job!