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Just Like You MAG

October 20, 2009
By doyoulove SILVER, Laingsburg, Michigan
doyoulove SILVER, Laingsburg, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"Book are a uniquely portable magic." -Stephen King


Today, I made a boy out of pillows and old clothes to look like you.
I told him that I liked his eyes, that they were a spectacular shade of blue. He did not ­compliment me back.
I read him my poetry. He did not offer me a ­critique or wild exclamations of how much he loved my writing. Instead, he stayed quiet.
I walked with him in the woods behind my house. He did not try to hold my hand.
I baked him a lovely chocolate cake – your ­favorite. He did not flatter my delicious ­baking skills.
And when he grew tired I set him down next to me on the bed. He did not caress me, he did not kiss me, he did not whisper sweet nothings in my ear, and he did not tell me that he loved or needed me.
Yes, I made a boy out of pillows today. He doesn't just look like you; he acts like you, too.



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on Jun. 2 2010 at 5:46 pm
andreacatalina, Bloomfield, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
\"How can you forget someone, who gave you so much to remember. ♥ \"

It's good to find that someone can actaully say it. (:

on Jun. 2 2010 at 1:52 pm
StarlingChild PLATINUM, El Cajon, California
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Favorite Quote:
"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill

Ha! That was hilarious! You showed rather than told why the pillow represents the boy. Good job!

on Jun. 2 2010 at 12:30 pm
Imaginedangerous PLATINUM, Riverton, Utah
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Kind of sad...but it made me smile. Good job.

on Jun. 2 2010 at 12:24 pm
BonnieBrilliant, Giddings, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
The good die young
The Bad live forever
The vain die old, ignorant,
and Uglier than ever.

i like it ^_^

on Jun. 1 2010 at 11:44 pm
temptedrose SILVER, Kent, Washington
6 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be who you want to be!

This is awesome and totally like metaphoric in a way lol.

on Jun. 1 2010 at 9:16 pm
dancewritedream SILVER, S. Dartmouth, Massachusetts
5 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Masquerading as a normal person day after day is exhausting."

Snarky, funny, lovely, and sad. Very nice job! You truely pulled me in!

on Jun. 1 2010 at 5:23 pm
Green8a8 SILVER, NY, New York
8 articles 1 photo 161 comments

Favorite Quote:
im the author of my life, unfortunately im writing in pen therefore i can't erase nothing about it.-by some crazy friend of mine

excellent perfect marvelous!!!! it was pure genious the ending was unexpected breat use of symbolism

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on Jun. 1 2010 at 4:33 pm
KonyaB!!! GOLD, Edison, New Jersey
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 KonyaB!!! replied...
today at 4:32 pm :

REALLY GOOD!!!!! I LOVE IT!!! The ending was fantastic, and I loved how you symbolized this boy as a pillow, which completely showed what type of a person he is from the actions and stuff. Nice. :)


KonyaB!!! GOLD said...
on Jun. 1 2010 at 4:32 pm
KonyaB!!! GOLD, Edison, New Jersey
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REALLY GOOD!!!!! I LOVE IT!!! The ending was fantastic, and I loved how you symbolized this boy as a pillow, which completely showed what type of a person he is from the actions and stuff. Nice. :)

on Jun. 1 2010 at 4:10 pm
sparkofheart GOLD, Plymouth, Minnesota
16 articles 2 photos 253 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Always" - Severus Snape

that was a really cool idea and well executed! i can totally relate...but thats not necessarily a good thing now is it? :)

on Nov. 25 2009 at 11:00 am
Sixteen PLATINUM, Jaipur, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Its not denial. I'm just very selective about the reality I accept. - Calvin

cool!

the ending was a bit of a surprise and ironic in a way..