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persistence

March 14, 2013
By paleteenager PLATINUM, Fountain Hills, Arizona
paleteenager PLATINUM, Fountain Hills, Arizona
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you speak to me
in tongues that we
taught ourselves-
young and naive
we let ourselves
become exposed,
but never overgrown

and through all this,
we love with a love
that's been denied

and so we beat on,
mercilessly,
against the returning tide



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Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 8 2013 at 2:00 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

This is an elegant peice of poetry. You're so simple but within these simple lines you create eloquent lyrics.