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An Ode to the Man Who Haunts Me MAG

December 8, 2018
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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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

© Katya K.

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Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND said...
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. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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@AinsleyTurnedAlex I wish you didn't have to.
TobiasEliot DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 21 2019 at 4:02 pm
TobiasEliot DIAMOND, San Diego, California
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Favorite Quote:
"I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul." -Pablo Neruda

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I understand.
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 21 2019 at 12:29 pm
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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The character is me, so thank you, haha!
Sophia_LaPalme DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 21 2019 at 12:47 am
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&ldquo;In three words I can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned about life: it goes on.&rdquo; <br /> ― Robert Frost

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