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Silence

December 21, 2012
By nightrunner23 PLATINUM, Greene, New York
nightrunner23 PLATINUM, Greene, New York
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Favorite Quote:
If you treat me like a princess, I'll treat you like a prince.
If you treat me like a game, I'll show you how it's played.


My lips are open, but I cannot speak.
My tongue is numb, my lips are weak.
So still in silence, here I sit.
Harassed by the ever present IT.
He watches me, as I walk by
I think I’m okay, but I know that’s a lie.
As long as he’s watching, I can’t say a word
I wish I could fly away like a bird.
They all had the sense to turn and flee
But my life has collapsed, I’m stuck in the debris
So stuck here in the rubble, I try to live
No kindness or understanding are they willing to give.
So secluded and alone in a closet off the hall
I hide, as the lockers all slam, shaking the walls.
I hope he won’t find me, in my sanctuary here
Maybe someday my worries will just disappear,
But for now I still hide, mute and alone
As I try to find a place to call home.


The author's comments:
Written from the perspective of Melinda from the book Speak

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Megan27 said...
on Feb. 8 2013 at 8:49 pm
Megan27, Granger, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
- Unknown

The poem was very beautiful! Some poems sound annoying when they rhyme, but you did it so gracefully that it sounded great :)

jess14 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 8 2013 at 11:09 am
jess14 BRONZE, New York, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"We accept the love we think we deserve"

*rhyme (spelled wrong in my first comment sorry)

jess14 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 8 2013 at 11:07 am
jess14 BRONZE, New York, New York
4 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We accept the love we think we deserve"

I love when poems rhime. i think it makes them so much more meaningful and deep I LOVE THIS BOOK!

on Feb. 8 2013 at 11:07 am
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York, New York
38 articles 0 photos 445 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light" --Dylan Thomas

I LOVE the rhyming, good job!!!! i think rhyming makes poems special and awesome. keep up the good work

on Feb. 8 2013 at 7:03 am
CookieMonster24 PLATINUM, Delhi, Other
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Hey I think it was really good, it was witty. I just loved it.

on Jan. 11 2013 at 3:45 pm
MonsterGirl2000 SILVER, Des Moines, New Mexico
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Favorite Quote:
When it seems like there’s no one left to run to in this empty world you can come to me I’ll be your shooting star. You can tell me your dreams I can’t promise to make them come true, but I’ll be there to pick up the pieces of your broken heart if your dreams happen to fall through…Unknown

I love it!