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November 12, 2008
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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munkyman95 GOLD said...
on Mar. 19 2010 at 3:39 pm
WOW! this is amazing.. and its not like I'm always this dramatic, this is just epicly good, I really liked the word choice, it was perfect and poignant, the idea too, was briliant
vaginalhammerer said...
on Mar. 19 2010 at 9:59 am
pounding with power tools
i<3steven! said...
on Feb. 25 2010 at 4:24 pm
wow, that is pretty scary. i hope you fell better
muddygirl117389 SILVER said...
on Feb. 3 2010 at 12:15 pm
I liked it I thought It was a good poem Kinda sad but with mine I have no room to talk,,
ThunderLovestheRain SILVER said...
on Jan. 28 2010 at 8:36 am
Oh my god this was great!
I could taste the tear in my mouth!
Amazing choice of wording.....
All i can say is wow!
I could taste the tear in my mouth!
Amazing choice of wording.....
All i can say is wow!
despurlock DIAMOND said...
on Dec. 21 2009 at 3:41 pm
The imagry here was amazing, I love this poem! It is great! One of my favorites! You convey your emotion so well, it is absolutely flawless, just wow! Just wow! Keep it up!!! And this poem was def. worthy of bein published!
Abby Britton BRONZE said...
on Dec. 21 2009 at 3:13 pm
Awwwww thats what every teen deals with.
sasssgirrrl22 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 21 2009 at 2:55 pm
one word: Wow. this is so descriptive, you can put yourself in the narrator's spot. very vivid. awesome job
SaloWest said...
on Nov. 25 2009 at 9:05 pm
I get what your saying about the prickly nose...I hate that I get so annoyed.
PureDropOfRain BRONZE said...
on Nov. 7 2009 at 8:38 pm
Beautifully done. Great word choice that caused me to completely visualize wht you're saying. It's a glimpse in time that so many of us go through.
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