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May 27, 2011
By iHannahJ GOLD, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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"I veiw myself on my intentions, the world veiws me on my actions."

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Guilt drips off and burns
like a melting candle.
I still can feel a lingering flame
haunting in the back of our minds.
you snapped the Us in two.
Summer nights with movies
Our own romantic comedy in theaters
Maybe you shouldn't have said
those horrific things
and you wouldn't have made
a cut into a scar.
I want to forget and let go
Of your lifeline
But a four-letter word
Tightens my grip.

© Maria S., Whiting, NJ

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kaykaybeck PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 17 2012 at 10:14 am
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Wow this poem was very good. I loved it (:
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so beautifully written! so real! :)
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I L-O-V-E love this poem! That four letter word! :D I adore the melting candle simile.