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The Ocean and The Shore

May 12, 2011
By SamiLou SILVER, Lee&#39s Summit, Missouri
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SamiLou SILVER, Lee&#39s Summit, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia&quot;<br /> -John Green (Looking For Alaska)

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I am back and forth
I am unpredictable
I am always changing
I don't care who i hurt
I destroy everything in my path
I wear you down
And I push you away

You are stable
You hold me back
The more I push you
the firmer you stand
You try to be your own but
Everyday I grow into you
And I wear you down
Pushing you further away

I am the raging ocean
You are the calm shore
Two opposites
Acting as a family
I love you as my brother
Because you love me for me
You love me even though
I wear you down
And I push you away

© Michelle B., Blairsville, GA

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This is about my best friend Paul.
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SpringRayyn PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 18 2011 at 5:08 pm
SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
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That's great! I love the way you use the ocean as the descrpition for a person too. Love! <3
SamiLou SILVER said...
on Oct. 27 2011 at 12:33 pm
SamiLou SILVER, Lee&#39s Summit, Missouri
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Thank you!
J4Yc3 GOLD said...
on Oct. 26 2011 at 8:13 pm
J4Yc3 GOLD, Nashville, Indiana
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Wonderful piece of work keep it up.