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Give a piece, get a piece.

April 26, 2010
By wefellinLAVA PLATINUM, Copper Cliff, Other
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wefellinLAVA PLATINUM, Copper Cliff, Other
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'you touched my heart, through it's shell'

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A person needs two pieces.
A piece to live and a piece to die.
The dying piece we grant ourselves,
but living has a price.

The price is simple and direct,
one heart for another.
You give a piece and get a piece,
and trust in them forever.

The piece you give grants someone life,
the dying piece from you.
The piece you get makes you complete,
makes your love come true.

You trust in them to hold your piece,
to treat this piece like glass.
But sometimes others aren't so careful,
when they drop your piece, it cracks.

So everytime you give your piece,
it breaks a little more.
You have to wonder what your piece,
or who it's really for.

© Morgan R., Haddon Heights, NJ

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AshTree SILVER said...
on Nov. 14 2010 at 4:09 pm
AshTree SILVER, Clarksville, Tennessee
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&quot;Live your art&quot; -made this one up myself. Simple, but true.

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you have to wonder what your piece(is)   Is that a mistake? I like the rest its really good
margierose GOLD said...
on May. 19 2010 at 3:10 pm
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I love this. It's so true. Would you mind reading mine? 
pinkypromise23 PLATINUM said...
on May. 18 2010 at 7:44 pm
pinkypromise23 PLATINUM, Cranston, Rhode Island
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i know that you believe you understand what you think i said, but im not sure you realize that what you heard is not what i meant.

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so true. 'but sometines others are'nt so careful, when they drop your piece, it cracks.'
invasion-of-the-asians BRONZE said...
on May. 17 2010 at 11:53 am
invasion-of-the-asians BRONZE, Greenville, South Carolina
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keep on keeping on

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i love this poem.its definitely one of my favorites. so far all of your poems that i have read are amazing and use poetic devices very well to compliment your piece
iAmTheStardust PLATINUM said...
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i love this poem! my mom says something similar all the time about how everytime you give part of yourself to someone, it takes a part of your self away you can't get back. amazing poem!