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February 17, 2013
By Arrow.Kay SILVER, Woodstock, Virginia
Arrow.Kay SILVER, Woodstock, Virginia
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At 12, my mother told me
that going to sleep with make-up still on
would take two weeks off your life.
I know she meant
that I would wrinkle prematurely
and look like my grandmother in my senior pictures
but I still don't wash my face
before I get into bed.
By my estimation, I've got about three days left



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Mckay ELITE said...
on Sep. 13 2013 at 4:02 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

I feel a sadness in this poem that maybe many might not feel. The way this person just accepts death willingly at such a young age because she's overly self-conscious of her image is sad to me. Great poem nonetheless.