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February 5, 2009
By hello.peaches PLATINUM, Greenfield, Massachusetts
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hello.peaches PLATINUM, Greenfield, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;i don&#039;t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: i love you as one loves certain dark things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.&quot;<br /> -Pablo Neruda

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There are knicks in the
girls’ bathroom doorknob
and I imagine someone has
a homicidal obsession
and that is where they count
their “privileged” victims.

In high school they all say
the universe is ours to save.
But we ended up just
shrugging our shoulders

and pinning each other up against the lockers.

© Jessica C., Corvallis, OR

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Holocene SILVER said...
on Oct. 27 2012 at 6:58 pm
Holocene SILVER, Sugar Land, Texas
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I love this so much... especially the lines "In high school they all say the universe is ours to save.But we ended up just shrugging our shoulders". there is this lovely truth in your writing .
mysticforest BRONZE said...
on Oct. 27 2012 at 4:09 pm
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&quot;What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.&quot; <br /> -Walt Emerson<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I fear neither death nor pain.&quot; -Eowyn, lord of the rings

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very nice :)
JosephEdward BRONZE said...
on Feb. 6 2012 at 11:32 am
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Different, and short. could use improvements!
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This really speaks high school. Well done.
Dreammer GOLD said...
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Short and to the point well written good job please look at my work and comment thanks
AmayaSakaruta said...
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this is AWESOME! it totally talks about a lot of how i feel in school, even though im just in middle school.

would you please give me some feedback on some of my work...?

cookiegirl said...
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This poem is beautiful and powerful:) I love the message, it's so true.
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Almost scary. Really powerful. Five stars--click.

And I would really appreciate it if you checked out my work, like "True Colors"...

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this was just beautiful, omg i loved it so much! check out my poem "Forgotten Domain" and comment/rate it? it would mean a lot!
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So few words with such a huge messege. I love this! (If you wouldn't mind reading any of my poems?)
DinosoarJen DIAMOND said...
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I agree! Great job!
Silenced_in_Anxiety GOLD said...
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If this isn't the definition of poetry then I dont know what is. great job and keep writing so i can keep reading :) your a great poet/
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"In high school they all say
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shrugging our shoulders."

Genius.

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I just love this poem! Great job! :D
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This has a strange power to it. Awesome job! <3
H0peF1ames BRONZE said...
on Apr. 26 2011 at 5:22 pm
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I like the part "In high school they all say the universe is ours to save. But we ended up just shrugging our shoulders." It's true in some ways, that sometimes what others tell us to do is not enough. We just walk away from the problems around us.
SallyWally GOLD said...
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This is brilliant! Short but sweet, i love it :) 
kaity12345 BRONZE said...
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that is amazing love it!!!!<3
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This is amazing!
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this is a very interesting poem. please check out my work!