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Wishing for Amnesia MAG

April 7, 2008
By Anonymous

Memories marred by the attempts to delete them,
She doesn’t know what really happened anymore.
The Incident becomes incidents become “it happens all the time.”
Now all she knows
Is that it happens all the time.

Denial becomes excuses becomes I’m sorrys and
“What do you want me to do?”
It’s too late. She’s already afraid.

Afraid to be pitied,
She clutches her teddy bear, swallows her tears
And allows them to read her a story.

© Anonymous

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AllysenBursex3 SILVER said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 8:32 am
AllysenBursex3 SILVER, Gibsonton, Florida
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This poem is mad raw yo. Like really. I love this poem. I wrote something similar to it once- it was garbage compared to this. Lol. Good job (:
Whisperer PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 7:04 am
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 really like this. i've often thought about anmesia and stuff. so this kinda follows that. thanks for sharing :)

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JessieB SILVER said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 6:24 am
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i love it. 

its sooo good(:

Eilatan GOLD said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 5:32 am
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this is so good!!!!!!!!!
K.T.DID BRONZE said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 10:05 pm
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oh my gosh i totally am this story. My best friend goes through that and all i can do is try to help and she tells me "What do you want me to do?" she's scared of herself.

you wrote me

dancer4Christ BRONZE said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 9:00 pm
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loved it! anyone can relate to it, which is difficult to accomplish in writing, at least for me.  great work!!
greeneyed_girl94 SILVER said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 7:16 pm
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this is amazing... please keep writing
MeganAnne PLATINUM said...
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I really liked this poem! It left lots of room to how you can interpret it, and it was really good. keep writing!
~Wolf-Woman~ PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 5:20 pm
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AMAZING!!!! :) I really liked it. Like what other people said you left a lot of room open to interpretation so everyone can relate to it. I feel as tho it is about an abusive boyfriend or something or it could be about something completely different. Would you mind telling what your poem was about?
_NoAir_ BRONZE said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 3:34 pm
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Yeah same here. I love this poem!
psychedelic_wAves said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 3:09 pm
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definitly ....
ndesiree BRONZE said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 9:32 am
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Wow. i can definatly relate to how that little girl feels.
Alisha62293 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 8:22 am
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This was amazing. =D
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this is amazing. i can completely relate to this.
dojorockergirl said...
on Mar. 8 2010 at 10:06 pm
i love it and i completely understand it.
afosnight BRONZE said...
on Mar. 8 2010 at 8:52 pm
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wow. this is really good. i like how it leaves room for interpretation. i dont really get it but i really like it at the same time.
jensport94 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 8 2010 at 7:55 pm
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wow ! i really get what your saying. i think its an amazing poem. you really have a talent
Godisgreat<3 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 8 2010 at 6:24 pm
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This sounds great!! I like the cofusion and the mystery about it. It makes you feel a real emotion as you read the poem.
justbreathe.... BRONZE said...
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I don't really get it either. But maybe that's a part of the mystery. It's great work!
adam17 said...
on Mar. 8 2010 at 11:48 am
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i dont get it