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Six Feet Under

April 17, 2010
By frogsof2015 SILVER, Farmington, Minnesota
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you got nothing to lose if you have nothing to begin with.

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The marigolds, your favorite flower,
Sleep peacefully on your wooden box
That will be your bed from now on.
Inside lies you,
Your body motionless
Like a burnt out candle.
When they lower you
Into your new home,
I'll remember the days when
We never had to worry about tomorrow.
So I'll say a few words now,
Try to hold back my sea of tears.
I'll say my last good-bye
As you begin your life six feet under.

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JamieStarr GOLD said...
on Jun. 19 2010 at 10:17 pm
JamieStarr GOLD, Sevierville, Tennessee
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o! thats why i love you. :) i love you.

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this was very good i no what you felt. cause my dad passed away after me not being able to see him for 6 months and when i saw him i got bad news the next day i found out some bad news that my daddy had passed away. so i was the only 12 year old with out a daddy at my scool  :,,, (
frogsof2015 SILVER said...
on Jun. 17 2010 at 1:13 pm
frogsof2015 SILVER, Farmington, Minnesota
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you got nothing to lose if you have nothing to begin with.

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you're welcome.

RIP: my uncle.

this poem was about him.

DaylightDarkness SILVER said...
on May. 28 2010 at 6:58 pm
DaylightDarkness SILVER, Littleton, Colorado
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Everyone&#039;s crazy. You know why? We all want to be normal. Well, we cant define normal, and, the people you can point at and say, well isn&#039;t he/she normal are rare. Doesnt that kind of defeat the pupose of normal? -My Friend

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thank you for posting this. It's very meaningful.