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Cinderella's first-aid kit

March 27, 2013
By laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
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"I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be." -Sylvia Plath

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I asked Cinderella's mice to patch up my broken heart -
they began. Poke, stab, prod.
Yes, it was painful now, but knowing that it would be beautiful later
I clenched my teeth and closed my eyes.
A glass slipper can easily get lost, but it can shatter just as quick
and that's what happened to us.
The sharp pieces that were never swept up still rip me apart.
We'll both have permanent scars where the jagged edges of our love collided,
but you see,
yours bled and mine bleeds.

© Hilary R., Woodland Hills, CA

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StarlitSunrise DIAMOND said...
on Apr. 3 2013 at 10:00 am
StarlitSunrise DIAMOND, Clemmons, North Carolina
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&quot;Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.&quot; ~Camille Pissarro

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I really like the last line of this. It does a very good job of tying the poem together. And the metaphor of Cinderella was certainly a unique one, which I liked. :)
laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 2 2013 at 6:57 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be.&quot; -Sylvia Plath

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Thank you so much!
LexusMarie PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 2 2013 at 6:55 pm
LexusMarie PLATINUM, Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Oh, and I love this line.. "A glass slipper can easily get lost, but it can shatter just as quick." That's is a really good way to put it.. it fits well in the poem and it has an interesting meaning. This is a really nice poem. Good job!
LexusMarie PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 2 2013 at 6:07 pm
LexusMarie PLATINUM, Las Cruces, New Mexico
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I love this.. it means a lot! The title is wonderful!