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Slaving Without Redemption

July 30, 2011
By PhoenixCrossing GOLD, Tinley Park, Illinois
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It is a messenger
To the most prestigious of all royalties
Cloaked in velvet and decked out in honor
Awaiting fate dutifully

It is a stew
Boiled, sometimes overcooked
Mixed with savory secrets
Mouth watering but heart-stomping

It is a butterfly
Floating free and endless
Anomalous in its own right
Ambitions tickling the stars

It is a ball of yarn
Comforting yet bursting with expectations
Unraveling utmost beauty
And spun into the colors of the world

It is a puppy
Stumbling around aimlessly
Packed with life and life's energy
Hope singing in its name

It is silent, ordinary even
Cowering under the manipulative depth of another
So precious yet underrated

It is my pen
Iced and stiff
Revealing. Still tender on my bleak skin
Slaving without redemption

© Sandy H., Woodbridge, CT

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When I came to an author's block, I decided to write about it. And this is the product.
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JerseyGirl716 BRONZE said...
on Aug. 22 2011 at 2:05 pm
JerseyGirl716 BRONZE, Central, New Jersey
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&quot;We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.&quot; -Eleanor Roosevelt

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Oh my God, this is AWESOME! I'm adding it to my favorites, your word choice is superb! 5/5!
thetruthawaits94 SILVER said...
on Aug. 21 2011 at 10:07 pm
thetruthawaits94 SILVER, Duncan, Oklahoma
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Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.

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WHat great word choice! This poem is sooo good. I've read alot of poems about writer's block just because, well, when they get writer's block that is what they wind up writing about!, but this poem was different in a perfect way.
PaigeStreet PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 19 2011 at 6:27 pm
PaigeStreet PLATINUM, Juneau, Alaska
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Shabam :D Great work. Your words do what they're told! 
BetweenWorks SILVER said...
on Aug. 18 2011 at 10:56 pm
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Good job this is a great piece of work.
AlaskaFrost GOLD said...
on Aug. 18 2011 at 9:37 pm
AlaskaFrost GOLD, Acushnet, Massachusetts
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Wow. This is so nicely written! The poem flows so nicely, and I feel like each word contributes to the flow and beauty of the poem.
Kev-Girl SILVER said...
on Aug. 16 2011 at 2:26 pm
Kev-Girl SILVER, Plymouth, Indiana
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Life is a maybe. Death is for sure. Sin is the cause. Christ is the cure. :) <br /> <br /> Love is the breath of God, and prayer is the melody that makes it sing. <br /> <br /> If you cant annoy someone, there&#039;s no point in writing.<br /> <br /> Love is overrated, marry for money.

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hey! good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Regs_the_Shorty GOLD said...
on Aug. 14 2011 at 8:40 pm
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I thought it was extremely good!
savetheplanet PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 13 2011 at 5:03 pm
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I really really do like this poem!  You should check out some of my others please!  I love how your pen is cold and stiff, but that's only what it is physically, it's also all these other things.
TwasBrilling BRONZE said...
on Aug. 13 2011 at 4:05 pm
TwasBrilling BRONZE, Staunton, Va, Virginia
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&quot;The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk&quot; -H.W. Hegel<br /> <br /> &quot;Words are our most inexhaustable source of magic&#039; -Albus Dumbledore

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This is definately one of my favorite poems that I have read here on teenink. Your metaphors ring true, and are beautifully sewn together! Congrats!
PhoenixCrossing GOLD said...
on Aug. 13 2011 at 4:05 pm
PhoenixCrossing GOLD, Tinley Park, Illinois
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The whole poem is describing a pen and what it feels and how it feels to me.
Raytheraym PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 13 2011 at 2:41 pm
Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
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Wow, this is amazing! I love your word choice. Great job! :)
divingforreality GOLD said...
on Aug. 13 2011 at 1:41 pm
divingforreality GOLD, Fontana, California
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It's as if you are moving forward with all these things around you, whether they be worth living for or worth dying for.

I'm not sure...

But I love the structure and vocabulary.

Aisuu GOLD said...
on Aug. 13 2011 at 12:58 pm
Aisuu GOLD, Colleyville, Texas
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This is pretty, but it's kind of hard to figure out.  It doesn't really say what it's talking about.
worldchanger BRONZE said...
on Aug. 12 2011 at 11:52 pm
worldchanger BRONZE, Marianna, Florida
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i really like it and the great vocabulary you used can you please check out my song "a song for my love" its not like your average love song 
Dark_Mind GOLD said...
on Aug. 12 2011 at 10:32 pm
Dark_Mind GOLD, Little Rock, Arkansas
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I loved this poem.! My favorite part had to be the Ending. Wonderful.
XxMidnightKissxX SILVER said...
on Aug. 12 2011 at 9:14 pm
XxMidnightKissxX SILVER, Hardinsburg, Indiana
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This is really, really good. :)
blitsnik SILVER said...
on Aug. 12 2011 at 9:13 pm
blitsnik SILVER, Palm Bay, Florida
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I like the poem itself, the structure is good. but i cant really comprehend what it is all about, and i dont understand how the title fits. It got a good flow however. keep up the writing. :)
HannSawyer15 BRONZE said...
on Aug. 12 2011 at 12:48 pm
HannSawyer15 BRONZE, North Brunswick, New Jersey
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I really really liked this! I loved your 3rd stanza. Especially when you say "And spun into the colors of the world" it paints a picture in my head. Nice job and keep writing! :)