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My Soul
April 23, 2015
I close my eyes,
To keep my soul from shining through.
Try to disguise,
The brokenness that lies inside.
The dust is settling now,
What’s left is all that remains
A tattered me, a broken past.
A girl who just wants to be set free.
That is who I am.
© Mark P. Woodside, NY
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Amara-rose GOLD said...
on Mar. 4 2016 at 7:58 pm
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. If you liked this so much I just submitted a extended version I wrote as song lyrics. I'd be honored if you would check it out when it is approved. Thanks so much for all your encouragement and lovely comments on this and my other pecies. People like you are why I love to write and share my work. Keep on being awesome.
BoobooBeetle DIAMOND said...
on May. 10 2015 at 3:46 pm
Wow... O.o I've never actually read a poem on here that actually made me cry. I don't know what exactly about it made me cry, I just know this really touched me... Thank you for submitting such an extraordinary poem to Teen Ink for the world to read. :)
ThePoeticJustice PLATINUM said...
on May. 2 2015 at 12:54 pm
XD someone needs a vacay and some eye candy lol. but on another note, this is a magnificent poem, short, sweet, to the point lol
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