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February 15, 2010
By enchanted4yu PLATINUM, Calabasas, California
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enchanted4yu PLATINUM, Calabasas, California
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"Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon"

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This is a poem for the woman who haunts my dreams
whose words strike at me like whips but Your son, your son nothing like you
Yet you do not see that my smile is his smile and that his laughter is my laughter
You are oblivious to his beautiful mind
Whose son needs me in his life and whose son even when he plays has sadness in his eyes
A sadness I know he is too young to feel
Because you take his joy to feed my pain for you are a mother who destroys her children
Who destroyed my family
You will fail to hurt him because I can protect this precious little boy
Whose hand will never touch me again
So I write this for sanity, for my heart’s desire, for you the woman who haunts my dreams

© Amanda M., Highland Village, TX

The author's comments:
I write this for those children and teenagers who have struggled or are still struggling with family issues. I was inspired to write this by the hatred I felt for my step mother and the love I feel for my brother. I hope people will read this and feel that through my experience and pain they will realize they can get through whatever they are dealing with.
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enchanted4yu PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 13 2010 at 2:08 pm
enchanted4yu PLATINUM, Calabasas, California
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Favorite Quote:
"Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon"

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Thank you very much
baumshell DIAMOND said...
on Mar. 13 2010 at 1:59 am
baumshell DIAMOND, Burbank, California
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"I was thinking how nothing lasts and what a shame that is."-Benjamin Button

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i like this
enchanted4yu PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 12 2010 at 5:36 pm
enchanted4yu PLATINUM, Calabasas, California
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"Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon"

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thanks squidney! I will =)

celia- I LOVE U and ur toast icon
celia<3 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 12 2010 at 1:09 am
celia<3 BRONZE, Felptons, Connecticut
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ur name is incorrect
Psychic_Sky13 GOLD said...
on Mar. 10 2010 at 12:16 pm
Psychic_Sky13 GOLD, York, Pennsylvania
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This is a great poem. My step-sisters have had family issues all their lives and this agrees with their lives other than they are girls... Please write more!!!!
enchanted4yu PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 10 2010 at 9:51 am
enchanted4yu PLATINUM, Calabasas, California
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thanks!! =)
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on Mar. 10 2010 at 9:41 am
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This one is really good!
enchanted4yu PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 27 2010 at 12:56 am
enchanted4yu PLATINUM, Calabasas, California
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My feelings exactly. You really understood it! thanks so much for the rating/feedback
Karlynne PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 26 2010 at 3:45 pm
Karlynne PLATINUM, Orange Park, Florida
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Life isn&#039;t about waiting for the storm to pass...<br /> It&#039;s about learning to dance in the rain.<br /> -Vivian Greene

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very deep. i really understand wat its like to hav someone hate you so much to destroy evrything you touch and love. its heart breaking and unfair. but then again wat isnt?