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October 1, 2016
By wolfvomit PLATINUM, Jacksonville, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
“don’t fall slave to the serpent’s tongue”

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we are all

 

islands,

 

wading in a sea of misunderstanding 

 

and drowning,

 

in the waves of confusion 

© Anna Y., Hernando, MS

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Cam_is_Away said...
on Jan. 29 2017 at 7:01 pm
Cam_is_Away, Non, California
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The short poem gives the reader only the "tip of the ice berg", the wording alluding something bigger. Describing us ALL as islands makes the world suddenly a lot bigger, distant, and lonelier; separating us all from each other. And comparing misunderstandings and confusion to the ocean gives a sense of mystery.