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I Can't Change The Past, But The Past Changed Me

January 25, 2012
By TorukoSumire BRONZE, Malibu, California
TorukoSumire BRONZE, Malibu, California
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Drops of lightning on your face
In such a way that you wont erase
Silence hides you, oh so sad
I can never tell when you’re raving mad
You can’t change the past but the past changed me
As well as the way that I’ve come to see
The twilight splinters into dust
And my tear soaked heart turns to rust
Stars on a banner filling up space
Yet in the sky they leave no trace
Memories of things I’ve never had
They stay close goading me to be bad
You can’t change the past but the past changed me
As well as the way I’ve come to be
My fragile constitution is broken in a gust
So I slowly shed my tarnished upper crust

The author's comments:
I wrote this while listening to 'Across the Universe' by the Beatles. I wanted the lines to be vague but meaningful, and I think I accomplished that fairly well.

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on Jan. 30 2012 at 1:26 pm
MarleyRainbow PLATINUM, Valles MInes, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
one good thing about music is, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

this was a very amazing poem. I guess that sometimes our past can change us. keep writting it was very good. love the beatles also.

on Jan. 30 2012 at 12:53 pm
ashlyn939 PLATINUM, Lynchburg, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
"Love means holding on to someone just as hard as you can because if you don't, one blink and they might disappear... forever." -Ellen Hopkins, Impulse

This is really good! No matter what people say keep writing! no matter where your inspiration comes from