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February 2, 2010
By SwordGirl SILVER, Apex, North Carolina
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SwordGirl SILVER, Apex, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;You have enemies? Good. That means you&#039;ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Winston Chuchill

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Emptiness fills you up until there's no room inside of you for strength

I know

An empty void surrounds you but there's no room for you to run

I feel

Trapped inside yourself with no reason to try to escape

I stand

The world revolved around me
But I was so blind I couldn't see
See the potential I had to be
Now I'm standing in the ruins

I was surrounded by other humans
But none ever thought to move
That was when I realized the truth
I'm standing where I belong

I was so hopeless and lost
Trying to decipher right from wrong
Afraid I couldn't be strong
Now I'm standing where I need to be
Beside me

No matter what happens
No matter what I see
I'll stand

No matter what the world throws at me
No matter what I fail or succeed
I'll stand

I'll stand

© Rosanna S., Phoenix, AZ

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SwordGirl SILVER said...
on Aug. 29 2010 at 5:11 pm
SwordGirl SILVER, Apex, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;You have enemies? Good. That means you&#039;ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Winston Chuchill

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Thanks!!! And I do write fiction as well.

 

HotTeenWriter24x7 BRONZE said...
on Aug. 26 2010 at 5:58 pm
HotTeenWriter24x7 BRONZE, Poughkeepsie, New York
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&quot;Forbidden to Remember, Terrified to Forget.&quot;

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wow!!!that was perfect it just said everything...u can really write songs...i think u would be a great fiction writier since u express in such little imagine how you would describe...go 4 it ;]
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on May. 31 2010 at 11:01 am
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
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Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper<br /> <br /> Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect

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bravooo!! that was beautiful!!!! i loved it all, it was perfect!!!
SarClark BRONZE said...
on May. 31 2010 at 9:04 am
SarClark BRONZE, NC, Connecticut
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I like the message. It's a good poem, definitely has some potential. Nice job :)
-Emie- SILVER said...
on May. 31 2010 at 8:59 am
-Emie- SILVER, Wayland, Massachusetts
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&quot;Well-behaved women seldom make history.&quot; - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich<br /> &quot;Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.&quot; - G.K. Chesterton

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Wonderful message. I had a little trouble reading it due to a lack of punctuation, but I'm really big on punctuation. So, it's probably just me.
AlexandraVasari PLATINUM said...
on May. 15 2010 at 9:24 pm
AlexandraVasari PLATINUM, Fort Stewart, Georgia
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This is pretty good, I love the message....:)
SwordGirl SILVER said...
on Apr. 3 2010 at 8:22 pm
SwordGirl SILVER, Apex, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;You have enemies? Good. That means you&#039;ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Winston Chuchill

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Thanks!! I'll go look at some now!
Milo! said...
on Mar. 12 2010 at 9:02 pm
I really love this. I really like how everyone can relate to this. I hope you keep writing, because this is great. You should check out some of my stuff. I think you would like it.