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November 27, 2012
By nakubara PLATINUM, Belvidere, New Jersey
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nakubara PLATINUM, Belvidere, New Jersey
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Everything you do in life is insignificant, but its important you do it anyway ~Ghandi

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I look beside me in the chair you once sat
Instead of you, dust collects on the tattered upholstery
One empty tea cup still sits at the side
I laugh to myself because I can almost see you sitting there, Sudoku in one hand, mine in the other
I miss the smell of your hair after a perm
The way you would trot through the door and look in the shattered old mirror
you've had since you were a girl
You were never quite happy with the way your silver locks lay
You were beautiful nonetheless
I miss you, darling.

© Alexa T., Pompton Plains, NJ

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AugustSummerFling PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 21 2013 at 11:50 am
AugustSummerFling PLATINUM, Mylapore, Chennai, Other
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&#039;For you, a thousand times over.&#039; - Hassan, The Kite Runner<br /> <br /> A professional writer is an amateur who didn&#039;t quit.

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beautiful... Everybody wants true love and such a sweet poem..
n3xtusplaya DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 31 2013 at 9:59 pm
n3xtusplaya DIAMOND, Honolulu, Hawaii
83 articles 23 photos 232 comments

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&quot;It&#039;s better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~Luara Moncur

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This is great! Great imagery and it was well written!:)
BlackNether12 said...
on Jan. 26 2013 at 4:20 pm
BlackNether12, San Ignacio, Other
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Try for the utmost, because you&#039;re worth no less - Jeremiah Ludwig.

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Can see why it got Editors Choice >
ScarlettRose390 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 31 2012 at 1:06 pm
ScarlettRose390 PLATINUM, Hawthorne, New Jersey
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&quot;Nothing is impossible, only unbelievable.&quot;<br /> &quot;Gotta keep doing it if I want to get better. Gotta stop doing it if I want to ger worse. Gotta do it sometimes if I want to stay the same.&quot;

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Really emotional, though I'd capitolize the I's.
cyndielouwho said...
on Dec. 16 2012 at 9:33 am
Om my gosh. I felt this deep in my heart.
Dreamer_ SILVER said...
on Dec. 10 2012 at 4:15 pm
Dreamer_ SILVER, Milton On, Other
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&quot;We&#039;re all mad here&quot; ~ Cheshire Cat<br /> <br /> &quot;Whats your dream?&quot;<br /> &quot;To go, away.&quot; ~ Surfs Up.

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Lovely! I like it.