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September 29, 2009
By Jilybeanrb SILVER, Prentiss, Mississippi
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Jilybeanrb SILVER, Prentiss, Mississippi
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Favorite Quote:
"Margo was not a miracle. She was not an adventure. She was not a fine and precious thing. She was a girl." ~Paper Towns

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There are nights we hide away,
Too alone, in the dark.
We smile so broadly and I lie so smoothly.
Those are the nights I feel free, unbridled –
But it's the same as a child running without shoes.
Your words could lull me into anything, but I always whisper my returns.
If only you knew the way every part of me agrees with every part of you.
We think like we are old, but our bodies and our souls are young
And we fight them from the morning until those last few moments when
we sometimes let them run, wildly
enriched by our hot breaths on our cold necks.
Your hands and my lips,
Your worries and my carelessness,
All these things come together when you touch my hair and I cup your cheek and we are gone.

© Ashley S., Brownsburg, IN

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thatunknownthing DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 27 2012 at 5:47 am
thatunknownthing DIAMOND, Dubai, Other
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&quot;Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift; that&#039;s why they call it the present&quot;

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that was a beautiful work bursting with emotions! loved it. check out my poem "confined" and "only a fake?" wld love to hear wt u think of them! :) thanks! and keep writing, i loved your 'birthdays' as well.
Setsuna said...
on Feb. 26 2011 at 1:08 am
Setsuna, Omega, Georgia
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Well written. Deep emotion that flows out of the words. LIKE!
Jilybeanrb SILVER said...
on Mar. 6 2010 at 1:58 pm
Jilybeanrb SILVER, Prentiss, Mississippi
6 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Margo was not a miracle. She was not an adventure. She was not a fine and precious thing. She was a girl.&quot; ~Paper Towns

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Thank you! I appreciate that :) Will do.
ShernayB. DIAMOND said...
on Mar. 6 2010 at 12:56 pm
ShernayB. DIAMOND, Southfield, Michigan
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&quot;Some things will never change&quot;---Tupac

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Beautiful.

I love your choice of words.

Keep writing.

And please check out my work.

Comments and ratings are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Jilybeanrb SILVER said...
on Mar. 4 2010 at 1:29 pm
Jilybeanrb SILVER, Prentiss, Mississippi
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Margo was not a miracle. She was not an adventure. She was not a fine and precious thing. She was a girl.&quot; ~Paper Towns

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Ignore this, the comments have been removed :)
Jilybeanrb SILVER said...
on Mar. 4 2010 at 1:29 pm
Jilybeanrb SILVER, Prentiss, Mississippi
6 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Margo was not a miracle. She was not an adventure. She was not a fine and precious thing. She was a girl.&quot; ~Paper Towns

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Thank you~
kay.kay SILVER said...
on Mar. 4 2010 at 10:50 am
kay.kay SILVER, Imboden, Arkansas
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be who u are never change for someone be who u wanna be

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wow i love this poem
Jilybeanrb SILVER said...
on Mar. 3 2010 at 8:53 pm
Jilybeanrb SILVER, Prentiss, Mississippi
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Margo was not a miracle. She was not an adventure. She was not a fine and precious thing. She was a girl.&quot; ~Paper Towns

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Thank you!
crisscross BRONZE said...
on Mar. 3 2010 at 7:14 pm
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this is a great poem when i read it i could imagine someone saying it in spoken word form great awesome amazing is all i have to say.
Jilybeanrb SILVER said...
on Nov. 2 2009 at 6:13 pm
Jilybeanrb SILVER, Prentiss, Mississippi
6 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Margo was not a miracle. She was not an adventure. She was not a fine and precious thing. She was a girl.&quot; ~Paper Towns

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Mmm just wanted to point out that I am the author of this poem, and I did not make the author comments. I don't know where they came from, but just saying, I don't really have such opinions about my poems.