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If My Pillow Could Speak

May 25, 2012
By Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
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Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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If my pillow could speak,
Oh, the things it would say!
Being crushed to my chest
And cried into each day.
It would talk of the stains
That mark its soft linen;
The tears that had made them,
The state I had been in.

It'd recall all the stories
I'd mumbled and sighed
Of insults and sneers
Heard at school
And online.
It would tell of the sadness,
Inform of the pain,
And how I had shattered--
Again
And again.

It'd share my true anguish,
And my mask, worn to hide it.
The want
To
Give
In,
The endeavors to fight it.

I'm sure it would wonder
Why so many are meek;
It would say,
“Stand up. . .”
If my pillow could speak.

© Ashley W., Port Charlotte, FL

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Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 11 2013 at 4:32 pm
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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Haha exactly! Thanks for reading :)
sarah98 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 7 2013 at 5:12 pm
sarah98 BRONZE, Holyoke, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 405 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is better to write for yourself and have no audience than write for your audience and have no self.

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so true! i dont even know what kind of crap my pillow would have to say...i guess thats why they call it pillow talk haha. fantastic poem, the rhythm is awesome
Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 27 2012 at 11:10 pm
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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Thanks albino! Your feedback is seriously appreciated! :D
albinotiger GOLD said...
on Aug. 10 2012 at 9:40 am
albinotiger GOLD, Gloucester, Massachusetts
13 articles 0 photos 186 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win&quot;- Stephen King<br /> &ldquo;In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate&rdquo;- Isaac Asimov

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wow u took a great idea to create and Fabulous poem! it is creative true and relateable !! keep up the good work :D
Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 9 2012 at 1:51 am
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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thanks so much, vesper! It really means a lot! :)
Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 9 2012 at 1:50 am
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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gee thanks kes :) and they really do! Thank god indeed XD
marei2331 said...
on Jun. 9 2012 at 12:01 am
marei2331, Lubbock, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others, for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness, and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

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This is so beauitfully written. My pellow has my secrets, and keeps my emotions too. Thanks so much for sharing!!! Please ever stop writing, because you obviously have talent!
Kestrel PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 6 2012 at 5:28 pm
Kestrel PLATINUM, Warrenton, Virginia
29 articles 11 photos 189 comments

Favorite Quote:
-There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy. (Shakespeare, Hamlet)

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OH wow, this is awesome Pad. I love it. Really, our pillow do take the brunt of our emotions, huh? Thank god they can't speak.