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The forever war

May 12, 2010
By IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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I never thought
I'd see my friend
Swallowed
By this war.
His bones slowly
Crushed
Under a thousand-ton weight,
The weight of the world.
His being picked apart
By the demons
Surrounding him.
Friends become sworn enemies,
Enemies become friends.
And so it is,
Since the beginning
Of civilization
With no end
In
Sight.

© Elisa W., Cottonwood, ID

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TheGoldenDomination SILVER said...
on Aug. 20 2010 at 2:40 pm
TheGoldenDomination SILVER, Fort Dodge, Iowa
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I&#039;m not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I&#039;ve always been a freak. So I&#039;ve been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I&#039;m one of those people.<br /> ~John Lennon

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This was a really great poem and the story behind it is cool :)

anyways i really loved it :)

IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 10 2010 at 10:46 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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I woke up one morning with the first two or three lines running through my head as a part of a forgotten dream. The rest of the poem wrote itself as I remembered the people who have drifted into my life, and then back out again.
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 10 2010 at 11:29 am
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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The first two or three lines were running through my head one morning after I woke up. They seemed to be part of a forgotten dream. It's the first really good poem I have ever authored. The rest of the poem wrote itself as I remembered the people I once knew who have drifted away.
RheaD.Ravenfinger BRONZE said...
on Jun. 10 2010 at 11:19 am
RheaD.Ravenfinger BRONZE, Juneau, Alaska
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1 Corinthians 13:4-8

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Yes. What happened?
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 9 2010 at 7:30 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Thank you for your comment :) Would you like to know the story behine my poem?
RheaD.Ravenfinger BRONZE said...
on Jun. 7 2010 at 11:15 am
RheaD.Ravenfinger BRONZE, Juneau, Alaska
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1 Corinthians 13:4-8

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This poem is really interesting and your comment has brought up my curiousity.