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Bulletproof Glass

January 18, 2011
By CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
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CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 82 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
~Voltaire

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Glass is so weak and fragile;
It breaks from slight pressures.

But its beauty cannot be shattered;
So I must become bulletproof glass.

© Kelly G., Norwell, MA

The author's comments:
The meaning of this, is toughen up, and don't let things get to you, but stay sensitive, because those are the kind of people that we all need.
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This article has 17 comments.

twostepsunset SILVER said...
on Jan. 8 2012 at 5:08 pm
twostepsunset SILVER, Nipomo, California
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A person's life purpose is nothing more than to rediscover, through the detours of art or love or passionate work, those one or two images in the presence of which his heart first opened."
— Albert Camus

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Great metaphor.
CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on May. 1 2011 at 5:22 pm
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 82 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
~Voltaire

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Thanks, can't tell you how much I appreciate you guys.
MidnightWriter SILVER said...
on Mar. 8 2011 at 2:59 pm
MidnightWriter SILVER, Ontario, Other
6 articles 0 photos 225 comments

Favorite Quote:
Writers are a less dangerous version of the career criminal. Everywhere they go, they see the potential for the perfect crime. The difference is that writers have better self control.

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Nice metaphor.
CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on Feb. 25 2011 at 5:12 pm
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 82 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
~Voltaire

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Thank you!  It was kind of a personal experience I was writing about, and I wasn't really sure people would get it!
Hazel-daisy GOLD said...
on Feb. 25 2011 at 5:01 pm
Hazel-daisy GOLD, --, Other
19 articles 0 photos 324 comments

Favorite Quote:
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else - Erna Bombeck

In three words i can sum up everything I've learned in life: it goes on -Robert Frost

Live, Love, Laugh - ______

Hope, Love, breathe <3 - Me

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yeah, i completely agree simple and powerul. I like it  and i like your quote thing. good job!! :D
CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on Feb. 22 2011 at 6:06 pm
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 82 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
~Voltaire

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I really appreciate your comment!  Seems like you and -Insert_Evil_Laugh- are pretty like-minded!
Vidra PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 21 2011 at 5:37 pm
Vidra PLATINUM, Midlothian, Virginia
46 articles 17 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I write only because
There is a voice within me
That will not be still.”
-Sylvia Plath

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I. Loved. This. :) Simple and powerful. Great job! :)
CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on Feb. 20 2011 at 4:00 pm
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 82 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
~Voltaire

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Ok!  I love you now!  Posting really nice things on everything I write!  If you've written something, just let me know the name on writer's club, and me and my teenink friends will read it!
Origami_Ferret SILVER said...
on Feb. 20 2011 at 3:58 pm
Origami_Ferret SILVER, Virginia Beach, Virginia
8 articles 0 photos 75 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Let's go."
"We can't."
"Why not?"
"We're waiting for Godot."
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"Get thee to a nunnery!"

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Ah- maz-ing. You're just great, you know that? Simple and Elegant should be your catch phrase. Wonderfully done, as usual.
CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on Feb. 20 2011 at 3:53 pm
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 82 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
~Voltaire

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Thanks dontforget!  You've posted on everything I've written and I really appreciate that!
CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on Feb. 20 2011 at 3:52 pm
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 82 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
~Voltaire

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Yeah, glass, (to me at least) has a lot of metaphorical value.
CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on Feb. 17 2011 at 8:58 pm
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 82 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
~Voltaire

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I really appreciate your comments.  All of you.
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on Feb. 16 2011 at 10:43 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
1 article 0 photos 1979 comments

Favorite Quote:
Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper

Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect

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:^D WOW. That was beautiful.. beautiful message.. the way u worded it was perfect, Great job!!
SilverLuna SILVER said...
on Feb. 14 2011 at 7:21 pm
SilverLuna SILVER, _________, Washington
8 articles 0 photos 229 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Come fairies take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame.".... W.B. Yeats.
"Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams

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I like the message here, its an interesting idea. The imagery is facinating, at least for me. Keep it up!(:
dontforget GOLD said...
on Feb. 4 2011 at 7:31 pm
dontforget GOLD, Cortland, New York
15 articles 0 photos 74 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The best things in life are left unseen. That's why we close our eyes when we cry, kiss, and dream."

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good metaphor concept!
CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on Jan. 31 2011 at 6:06 pm
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 82 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
~Voltaire

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Thank you!  I appreciate your comment!
happybanana said...
on Jan. 30 2011 at 6:43 pm
That is a really good poem.