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Paper's Power

November 7, 2014
By Princess.Renda GOLD, Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Princess.Renda GOLD, Travelers Rest, South Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 159 comments

Favorite Quote:
"All the world is made of faith, trust, and pixie dust." --J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan


Paper is a weapon of murder
With ink added, a life could be taken
Men and women throughout time
Have used this concept to destroy the lives of many
J. K Rowling, Rick Riordan,  John Green,
Amanda Dinero, Peggy Lynx,
Mofat, Joss Whedon, and the like, are
The modern murderers of this generation

 

Yet paper can also make a heart flutter
The words put upon it have the power
To melt hearts and make the mind fuzzy
It can take away the distress we feel
And replace it with feelings of love

 

So mundane, yet so powerful
It joins people together from all over the world
With the simple mention of bound paper,
Two people can become the greatest of friends
They bond over their joy and sorrows
They have felt from books

 

Trees ground down and tattooed
To be seen by the eyes of all
To influence and inspire



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Hanban12 ELITE said...
on Dec. 8 2014 at 9:33 pm
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them."
Henry David Thoreau

"I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once."
John Green

Love this! My favorite part is definitely the last few lines: "Trees ground down and tattooed/ To be seen by the eyes of all/ To influence and inspire." A perfect end to the piece. Great job with this, the title is great and catchy as well :) 

on Nov. 10 2014 at 4:54 pm
Princess.Renda GOLD, Travelers Rest, South Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 159 comments

Favorite Quote:
"All the world is made of faith, trust, and pixie dust." --J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Thank you so much!! ^_^

on Nov. 10 2014 at 8:23 am
MauriceHuff GOLD, Chesapeake, Virginia
12 articles 2 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The darker the night, the brighter the stars," - Fyodor Dostoevsky
"When you learn, teach."- Maya Angelou

This poem is very beautiful and accurate. I admire how you portrayed that writing has the infallible power of destroying and inspiring; yet in the midst of all of this it is still simply a creation.