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Red fingers

May 27, 2013
By cassiopeia BRONZE, Winningen, Other
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cassiopeia BRONZE, Winningen, Other
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Shattered glass
all around
my fault of course.

Unaware
there your are
Bum Bum
Bum Bum.

Sharp edges
you pick them up
one by one
without any luck

Your bare fingers
pale and fragile
wisdom singers.

Your eyelids dance
Your body drowns
in all my tears.

A sudden
my hands change
red like blood
sweet and strange.

Screams without a sound
and I stare
at my red fingers
that drop the knife
onto the ground.

© Cerys W., Marblehead, MA

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For a special person who I walked away from but still love.
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sarah98 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 9 2013 at 11:29 am
sarah98 BRONZE, Holyoke, Massachusetts
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wow. this is really deep and beautiful
SincerelyManon GOLD said...
on Jun. 8 2013 at 10:13 pm
SincerelyManon GOLD, Holyoke, Massachusetts
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Welcome to teenink! Youre sooo talented and I love this poem. It really touched me.
BookNerd35 GOLD said...
on Jun. 4 2013 at 9:26 pm
BookNerd35 GOLD, Herod, Illinois
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Amazing! And welcome to TeenInk!
Helena_Noel BRONZE said...
on May. 31 2013 at 11:29 pm
Helena_Noel BRONZE, Burnt Hills, New York
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Mobile!**** aw.. forget it. I am going to miss-spell things, anyhow.
Helena_Noel BRONZE said...
on May. 31 2013 at 11:28 pm
Helena_Noel BRONZE, Burnt Hills, New York
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“I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way: The eye's a better pupil and more willing than the ear, fine counsel is confusing, but example's always clear.” -Edgar Guest

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Interesting* wisdom*... sorry. I am on a moble device, and it is rather hard to type.
Helena_Noel BRONZE said...
on May. 30 2013 at 9:03 pm
Helena_Noel BRONZE, Burnt Hills, New York
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“I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way: The eye's a better pupil and more willing than the ear, fine counsel is confusing, but example's always clear.” -Edgar Guest

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Welcome to TI! This is very good. Simple, yet vinteresting. I couldnt help but read it over a few times! Can I ask the speaker calls the other person's hands "wisdome singers...?" I felt like I missed something there.
ChocolateLove SILVER said...
on May. 30 2013 at 1:30 pm
ChocolateLove SILVER, Warsaw, Other
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WOW, I really love this poem. It's simple but beautiful. You are very talented, write on :D :D