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Its Complicated

September 6, 2010
By DifferentTeen PLATINUM, Seaford, Delaware
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DifferentTeen PLATINUM, Seaford, Delaware
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Favorite Quote:
"There’s no such thing as true love, just spurts of insanity—falling over and over again, thinking that won’t happen to me"

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Don't leave me,
But go away.

I hate you,
But I love you.

Just listen,
But shut up.

Can I have that?
But I don't want it.

Its ugly,
But I love it!

It tastes nasty,
But can I have more?

I don't like you,
But you wanna hang out tomorrow?

I'm tired,
But I don't want to go to bed.

I love school,
But Is it time to go home yet?

I never want to see you again,
But I'll call you.

It so easy,
But its complicated.

© Katie H., Tomball, TX

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I think everyone sounds like this sometimes.
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SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on Feb. 21 2013 at 10:46 pm
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
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I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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That poem is exquisite! I really like the layout and the theme and all the words. It's just amazing. Love it. 5/5!
VioletsandVoice said...
on Dec. 27 2012 at 8:40 pm
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This is so clever! And so true! :D
Everlasting_Love SILVER said...
on Sep. 18 2012 at 12:35 pm
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This is SO amazing! i love it everything is SO true(:
ForeverFelix PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 3 2010 at 8:10 pm
ForeverFelix PLATINUM, Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
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No problem xD for both things lol
DifferentTeen PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 3 2010 at 5:11 pm
DifferentTeen PLATINUM, Seaford, Delaware
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Sorry bout that, I clicked the button twice I guess
DifferentTeen PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 2 2010 at 9:29 pm
DifferentTeen PLATINUM, Seaford, Delaware
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oh yeah! I didn't think about it that wy, thank you lol
DifferentTeen PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 2 2010 at 9:28 pm
DifferentTeen PLATINUM, Seaford, Delaware
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oh yeah! I didn't think about it that way, thank you lol
ForeverFelix PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 2 2010 at 9:17 pm
ForeverFelix PLATINUM, Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
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Because listening is not talking...and saying shut up is telling someone not to talk lol
DifferentTeen PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 2 2010 at 9:04 pm
DifferentTeen PLATINUM, Seaford, Delaware
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&quot;There&rsquo;s no such thing as true love, just spurts of insanity&mdash;falling over and over again, thinking that won&rsquo;t happen to me&quot;

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just curious, how is telling someone to shut up the same as telling them to listen? I thought they were opposites.

Thank you for you comment though :)

ForeverFelix PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 2 2010 at 12:09 pm
ForeverFelix PLATINUM, Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
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Shouldn't it be "Just listen, but keep talking?" Saying to listen and shut up is the same, while the rest are opposites...and at the end, should probably be "It's so easy"

Great work! This really hits the nail on the head about what people think and feel xD

hancampbell GOLD said...
on Sep. 25 2010 at 12:48 pm
hancampbell GOLD, Woodside, California
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Nice! Only suggestion: check the grammar and stuff. A few times, you use "its" instead of "it's". Other than that, great job!
Msrbl@Bst BRONZE said...
on Sep. 24 2010 at 9:56 pm
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Love this. We all think this way and its just great to see these feelings put into words (: