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September 13, 2012
By sophias BRONZE, Norris, Tennessee
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i see you blurry burgundy
when you talk about heart problems
though your shirt is gray.
the hospital is terrifying,
white sterilized to
death.

i learned from waiting
room magazines that blood is
blue until it's oxygenated, and
osteosarcoma is highly curable
unless it takes a liking to
you.

dr. green talked to you without
me, like preparation,
and i prayed to your red iv drip –
please don't leave me
here, pale alone and
alive.

© Kaleigh W., Pompton Plains, NJ

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TickTockBANG SILVER said...
on Nov. 24 2012 at 9:35 pm
TickTockBANG SILVER, Botkins, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I believe that what doesn&#039;t kill you simply makes you... stranger.&quot; --Joker

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This is just an amazing poem. I love how so many colors are encorporated, and the lines "osteosarcoma is highly curable unless it takes a liking to you" and the part about being "pale alone and alive." Those just kind of stood out for me.
TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 24 2012 at 3:26 pm
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
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Very unique. I like your writing style.
Beef. PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 24 2012 at 2:31 am
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This. This kills me in the sweetest way. Thank you.