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April 4, 2012
By hippiechick99 GOLD, Mesquite, Texas
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&quot;... How dreary to be somebody-- How public like a frog;<br /> To tell one&#039;s name; the livelong June-- To an admiring bog&quot;<br /> -Emily Dickinson

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Hollow, hollow.
As a long ago fallen tree.
Empty inside.
Never to be refilled.
Once overflowing with
Love,
Life,
Feeling.

Dead.

No one loves the soulless
or that without substance.
One wrong choice.
One deadly worm.
Always makes all loose themselves to those of ill mind.
Many give up.
Give up their lives to aid the wrong in wrongdoing.
As they try to persuade them as they did me.
Still I don't stand up or fight for the soon-to-be-pitted.
For I am empty myself.
Hollow, hollow
inside.

© Gizelle S., Miami, FL

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ShadowAngel2468 SILVER said...
on Jul. 17 2012 at 9:32 pm
ShadowAngel2468 SILVER, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
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that was so powerful and profoundly riviting,i totally loved it

pls read an entry or two of mine if you can

Thanks!

Shahiro PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 23 2012 at 11:56 am
Shahiro PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
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i like how sure your poem is. and the twist on heroism and such...

ps. please check out my work???????

LaceeJade GOLD said...
on Apr. 29 2012 at 6:11 pm
LaceeJade GOLD, Bucyrus, Ohio
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I love poems that have stong meanings in a simple description. Great job!
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on Apr. 16 2012 at 5:01 pm
deleted, Miami, Florida
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Awesome imagery and repetition. I can totally relate to this. Good job :)
Joshua. GOLD said...
on Apr. 13 2012 at 10:53 am
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This is really great! I like the hollow Repetiton. :)
hippiechick99 GOLD said...
on Apr. 5 2012 at 8:22 am
hippiechick99 GOLD, Mesquite, Texas
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Yes actually. It symbolizes what happens when you make a wrong choice (deadly worm.) It eats you up inside and you go over to the darkness to help them besause youv'e given up all hope of redemtion.
ashlyn939 PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 5 2012 at 7:27 am
ashlyn939 PLATINUM, Lynchburg, Virginia
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This is really good. Is there a hidden meaning other than a hollow tree?