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June 17, 2014
By TickledWords SILVER, Oxford, Pennsylvania
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TickledWords SILVER, Oxford, Pennsylvania
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There are two kinds of people in the world -- those who walk into a room and say, 'There you are' and those who say, 'Here I am'.

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I silently sing
My empty song
My wordless lullaby.

I hum a long
To the distant beat
That old meaningless rhyme.

I listen to
The abandoned tune
My vacant testify.

I yell for air
I shout for sound
But the hollow melody plays on inside.

© Andrew M., Apple Valley, MN

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TickledWords SILVER said...
on Jun. 20 2014 at 10:28 pm
TickledWords SILVER, Oxford, Pennsylvania
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There are two kinds of people in the world -- those who walk into a room and say, &#039;There you are&#039; and those who say, &#039;Here I am&#039;.

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Thanks for the comment! I'm glad you can relate.
TheComet PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 19 2014 at 12:57 pm
TheComet PLATINUM, Mostaganem, Other
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&quot;Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret&quot; -Ambrose Bierce<br /> &quot; Be yourself! Everybody else is already taken ;)&quot;<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t go where the path leads you. Go instead where there&#039;s no path and leave a trail ;)&quot;-R.W.Emerson

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Silently screaming! So loud but no one can hear you. I think I know what it feels like