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November 12, 2008
By Anonymous

Anger bubbles up beneath my skin;
I grin,
then push my lips out
in frustration
when he turns
away.

My nose prickles hard on the inside
and I swallow hard,
willing the tears not to come,
but they do not heed.
The briny water wells up
on the cusp of my lashline,
threatening to fall
to give me away.
I feel the first drop slip over the edge and glide softly
down my cheek onto my lower lip,
which trembles.
Its saltiness coats the single word
on my tongue
that fidgets,
waiting to launch itself into the open air
in vain
like so many times before.
Listen.

© Anonymous

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SweetThing SILVER said...
on Oct. 16 2012 at 12:26 pm
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extremely relatable 
. said...
on Oct. 6 2012 at 8:12 pm
^That's me. Mind checking out my work?:)
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on Sep. 28 2012 at 3:47 pm
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Wow, this poem is extremely well-written. It evokes a quiet pain we all try to hidethat even when obvious is often left in the dust. You convey this very effectively.
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on Sep. 28 2012 at 12:41 pm
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Loved this! You are such a good poet!! :)
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This is why people write poetry.
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Magnificent! You can really taste the saltiness and feel the frustration!

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Beautiful! Great imagery.
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Truly amazing. I enjoyed it. It feels a bit sad but I did like how you expressed the emotions!
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I felt like crying.
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ooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmggggggggggggggggggggggg

dude that was amazing! c; got me all teary eyed

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wow!!!!! very good poem, amazing, i rellay like how you expressed emotion in this poem. keep up the good work!
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Very powerful.... a strong feeling.... Listen. Really good thank you!

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I love this poem. I love the descriptive language. Keep Writing!!!!!!!
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on Jan. 30 2012 at 7:46 am
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This really cool---I love how poetic you made this motion. Many would go "so the speaker is crying---so what?", but you made it...I don't know, more.
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u r really good(:
Mimi15 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 8 2012 at 10:20 am
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I love this! Check out my poem 'On our Own'? Thanks, and keep writing!