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When I am Dead MAG

January 21, 2009
By HannahW BRONZE, West Des Moines, Iowa
HannahW BRONZE, West Des Moines, Iowa
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When I am dead, my dearest, don’t stick my bones
together with Scotch tape. Do not try to fit them
underneath a frame. Use them, one by one,
as a weapon, a gavel. My bones,
they can be good back scratchers, honey mixers,
and hands of clocks.

You can toss them across space
and see how far they’ll glide until another hand
slips across it. When I am dead, dearest,
thread my bones to the top of a mountain.

The next time you arrive at a glass sea,
spill it boldly. Spell your life in two parts,
watch them float until they descend
like a weight down into that container.



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on Jul. 10 2011 at 5:52 pm
random3rainbow SILVER, Montpelier, Ohio
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be the change you want to see in this world

weirdly interstin i love it

StromsAComin said...
on Jul. 10 2011 at 5:13 pm
i liked the use of words and the meaning behind it. its really good

on Jul. 10 2011 at 1:25 pm
ElleNicole BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
"My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all."

I love this... so unique. Great great job!

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on Jul. 10 2011 at 12:03 pm
Stefegg PLATINUM, Maysville, Missouri
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, imagination encircles the world."

This is so amazing. I've fallen in love with it. Great job!!

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on Jul. 10 2011 at 10:47 am
Pooja11 BRONZE, Montego Bay, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"Be the change you want to see in the world."- Mahatma Gandhi

It's epic! I like that figurative meaning behind it all and that subtle commanding tone. 

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on Jul. 7 2011 at 6:40 pm
EmiLund BRONZE, Solvang, California
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Favorite Quote:
"since the thing perhaps is
to eat flowers and not to be afraid"
— E.E. Cummings (E.E. Cummings: Complete Poems 1904-1962)

i feel like i know her.

on Jun. 18 2011 at 7:54 pm
K.M.S.Shear BRONZE, Cherokee, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
"Some people think writing is a waist of their time. For me it’s a way to draw an image of myself through the painting of words."

I have never seen a poem like this but I love it.

on Jun. 18 2011 at 7:41 pm
Aubreylax PLATINUM, Pomfret Center, Connecticut
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Give in to love, or live in fear

This is such a good poem. It is so deep and meaningful, which is the most important part of writing, the heartfeltness. 

on Jun. 18 2011 at 4:03 pm
WishfulDoer GOLD, Portland, Oregon
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If ignorance is bliss, why is our country so complicated?

I absolutely LOVE this poem. I can't explain it, but I feel something when I read it.

on Jun. 18 2011 at 10:54 am
rubyrainstorm SILVER, Closter, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
-Buddha.

This is a really beautiful poem, and I absolutely love the words you used. Great job! Also, if anyone has time, please check out my poem, The Girl Inside, and other poems! Thanksss! :)

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on Jun. 1 2011 at 5:26 pm
TheSGF BRONZE, New York, New York
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i absolutely love this poem. It's my type. Please write more your a genius! :)

on May. 27 2011 at 10:23 pm
Lanieloo SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our truest life is when we are in our dreams awake. ~Henry David Thoreau

wow, I absolutly LOVE this poem! it's my new favorite!

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on May. 27 2011 at 10:33 am
spency SILVER, Irvington, New Jersey
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"DON'T GIVE UP,REACH YOURSELF UP"

nice peom....itzvery nice.....ilove it...

on May. 27 2011 at 12:26 am
Kayseababy143 SILVER, Torrington, Connecticut
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Drown me in the sorrow, drown me in the pain, and drown me in the self confidence you've ever let me gain.

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dell said...
on May. 26 2011 at 1:27 pm

 

 

THE LOVE OF GOD:all because of the love of GOD he created PARADISE FOR MANKKIND .A SKY WONDERFULL 


on May. 25 2011 at 11:59 am
RachelHuber BRONZE, Hilltown, Pennsylvania
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Only God Can Judge Me

this so different i love it hope to read more from you:)

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on May. 18 2011 at 12:03 pm
Jordan. BRONZE, Woodburn, Oregon
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"If someone hurts you, Cry a river build a bridge, and get over it"
"Ohana Means family"

I agree....

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on May. 16 2011 at 8:51 pm
reblep GOLD, Chester, Connecticut
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the sun through my window, warming my skin...

this is dark and creepy, but in the best way possible. it gives me chills and i love it (:

on May. 5 2011 at 10:15 pm
BandWhore BRONZE, Kinuso, Alaska
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Favorite Quote:
Think im sarcastic? Watch me pretend to care.

This is a great poem! I loved it! Keep up the great work :)

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on May. 5 2011 at 7:24 pm
RozaB SILVER, Milpitas, California
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I know I've already commented, but is this not extremely beautiful? Seriously, I read it every once in a while!!!