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Nothing Like MAG

October 27, 2008
By Anonymous

Nothing takes the blue out of the sky
or the shine out of the sun
or the caress out of the breeze
like good old-fashioned

unrequited love.

© Anonymous

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Because teenage love is the kind that hurts the most …
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KelleySchorn SILVER said...
on Jul. 20 2010 at 1:38 pm
KelleySchorn SILVER, Fort Worth, Texas
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really good!!!

 

 

**if you read this comment could you please check out and comment ons my work thnx :)

Shadow913 SILVER said...
on Jul. 20 2010 at 11:45 am
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So very true...teenage love is definitely the kind that kills you...great poem(:
aml1000 said...
on Jun. 28 2010 at 9:54 am
Love this poem! Excellently done!
xovanillatwilightxo said...
on Jun. 28 2010 at 9:47 am
beautiful and so true! reminds me of one of my favorite quotes "nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love" ~Charlie Brown ;]
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on Jun. 28 2010 at 1:32 am
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Wow... this poem is so incredably simple but its like a punch in the gut...that is in a good way :) amazing...I am literaly in awe...
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on Jun. 28 2010 at 12:39 am
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i loved it

 

DiceBaby GOLD said...
on Jun. 24 2010 at 11:22 pm
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u said such few words and yet those few words touched my heart because it feels like it has described how ive been feeling for so long. thank u for this poem. u no a poem is a good one when u can make some1 feel something in their heart as they read it
mpacheco15 BRONZE said...
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Oops! SECRETS is the name of the poem
mpacheco15 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 6 2010 at 7:35 pm
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I did dude! It's awesome. And yea that hurts the most. If they EVENTUALLY publish my poem secrets, it's sorta sbout that whole love mess.
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hort, sweet and to the point! Can you read my poem "Not for Me"?
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Beautiful simplicty.
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that was absolutely an amazing poem! short and sweet and absolutely true!
GiSELA SILVER said...
on May. 15 2010 at 6:04 pm
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Nice peom! Short but self explanatory! (:
live,love,smoke420 BRONZE said...
on May. 11 2010 at 9:31 am
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this is a really good poem. most poems i reed are long and not so good, but this poem explains alot, and its the truth.
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on Apr. 23 2010 at 9:39 pm
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i loved it please check out some of mine =) thanks
Eilatan GOLD said...
on Apr. 23 2010 at 3:35 pm
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"Nothing takes the taste out of peanut bytter quite like unrequited love" -Charlie Brown
Valery5 said...
on Apr. 23 2010 at 10:56 am
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That's the poem says it all
Valery5 said...
on Apr. 23 2010 at 10:56 am
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I agree! Love your poem, it's short but very good and true!
poetryizlife101 said...
on Apr. 23 2010 at 10:19 am
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wow theres nothing to say to that
kandyraye SILVER said...
on Apr. 5 2010 at 9:32 pm
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Well put Snook.