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April 26, 2010
By lover-of-nothing GOLD, Dixon, Illinois
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you dont kno what you have till it gone

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I see you slipping,
Falling from sight,
I try to reach for you,
Try with all my might,
I hear myself call for you,
And that's when I realize
That you don't want me to.
You don't want me to catch you,
You weren't even bumped,
You're not slipping at all,
You jumped

© Jennifer T., Hanson, MA

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Dren12 said...
on Apr. 8 2011 at 7:48 am
Dren12, Brevard, North Carolina
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"If you don't love me at my worst, then you don't deserve me at my best"

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OH my goodness... that was a great poem. :p
ZebraWithoutStripes ELITE said...
on Mar. 30 2011 at 3:25 pm
ZebraWithoutStripes ELITE, Blue Springs, Missouri
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this. is. AMAZING. you literally took my breath away. dang! this is my favourite!
hi butt whole said...
on Mar. 30 2011 at 7:30 am
very good i like your way of your writing and how you turnd it around
Vespa PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 29 2011 at 10:04 pm
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I absolutely loved this! Especially the last line; it conveys both a bone-deep sadness and a helplessness that resonates deep within the reader. Or at least it did with me :)
unique4evr SILVER said...
on Mar. 29 2011 at 8:30 pm
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this was really good! it gave me chills! omg! can you check out my poetry and see what ya think and anybody else! thanks and keep writing!
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Wow, I have to say, I usually hate poems that have any sort of rhyme scheme. But this gave me shivers. It seems like you used the light-hearted lilting of a rhyming poem to get at something much deeper, maybe even darker. I think this is a fantastic piece.
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This was amazing! Don't know why there aren't more comments on this!
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this is pretty amazing :) i like the way you turned it around, the wording you used. keep writing! :)