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An Ode to the Man Who Haunts Me MAG

December 8, 2018
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both.
- Native American proverb

Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- Dylan Thomas

What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.
- Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy


I’m here living and breathing

You’re over there just seething

Because I wouldn’t let you break me

Because I wouldn’t let you take me

You acted as if I were yours

I stood there frozen as your hands explored

You caused me so much pain

In those nights I thought I’d never see again

But it replays in my mind every night

It’s time I go back to stand and fight

I won’t let you haunt me anymore

I’m done with this fear that I can’t ignore

I’ve carried this burden for far too long

It’s time you know what you did was wrong



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on Jan. 21 2019 at 4:08 pm
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both.
- Native American proverb

Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- Dylan Thomas

What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.
- Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

@AinsleyTurnedAlex I wish you didn't have to.

on Jan. 21 2019 at 4:02 pm
TobiasEliot DIAMOND, San Diego, California
53 articles 0 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul." -Pablo Neruda

I understand.

on Jan. 21 2019 at 12:29 pm
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both.
- Native American proverb

Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- Dylan Thomas

What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.
- Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

The character is me, so thank you, haha!

on Jan. 21 2019 at 12:47 am
Sophia_LaPalme DIAMOND, Loxley, Alabama
57 articles 22 photos 87 comments

Favorite Quote:
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

I like lines 3 and 4! The character seems very strong, nice work!