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November 12, 2008
By Anonymous

Anger bubbles up beneath my skin;
I grin,
then push my lips out
in frustration
when he turns
away.

My nose prickles hard on the inside
and I swallow hard,
willing the tears not to come,
but they do not heed.
The briny water wells up
on the cusp of my lashline,
threatening to fall
to give me away.
I feel the first drop slip over the edge and glide softly
down my cheek onto my lower lip,
which trembles.
Its saltiness coats the single word
on my tongue
that fidgets,
waiting to launch itself into the open air
in vain
like so many times before.
Listen.

© Anonymous

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deardiary BRONZE said...
on Mar. 19 2010 at 5:50 pm
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Your word choice really gets ur attention. I love the last 7 lines!
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WOW! this is amazing.. and its not like I'm always this dramatic, this is just epicly good, I really liked the word choice, it was perfect and poignant, the idea too, was briliant
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this is so honest, it's easy to connect with what you're saying. really fluid as well :)
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i love it, it has a lot of power to it and i can feel all of your emotion, i like it.
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I liked it I thought It was a good poem Kinda sad but with mine I have no room to talk,,
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This poem is a MASTERPIECE. YOU are incredibly talented. You wove so many tangible words - I felt them grab my hand and shake me awake. This is Splendid. Well Done, Kelly.
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The imagry here was amazing, I love this poem! It is great! One of my favorites! You convey your emotion so well, it is absolutely flawless, just wow! Just wow! Keep it up!!! And this poem was def. worthy of bein published!
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it was so good and i get what ur saying. its like one of those moments where everyone is saying ur wrong this happened and u just want to say shush up and listen people to what ive got to say
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Oh,my.

Cleverly imposed.

I love this.

So..simple,yet complex in so many ways.

I understand.

They just don't listen.

Very nice.

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You're really good. And I know what you mean. Why can't they just listen?
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I can connect with this on such a deep level. Great job, just amazing.
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I get what your saying about the prickly nose...I hate that I get so annoyed.
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Beautifully done. Great word choice that caused me to completely visualize wht you're saying. It's a glimpse in time that so many of us go through.