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The Mask Maker

June 9, 2012
By Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
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Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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Our top-notch masks
Are molded quite perfectly!
They're all made the same,
And loved by society!

Smooth and unmarred,
No trace of entity,
Our masks are made solely
To hide all identity!

So don't be a misfit!
Put an end to your shame!
Come into our store,
Where all masks are the same!

© Ashley T., Westport, MA

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Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 11 2013 at 4:38 pm
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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Wow thank you so much! I will add more, thanks for the advice :)
JRaye PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 10 2013 at 2:52 pm
JRaye PLATINUM, Dorr, Michigan
43 articles 10 photos 523 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, &#039;I just don&#039;t care.&#039;?&quot;

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Ehem, why didn't this make Editors' Choice?? This is so good! Really, the most creative outlook on Society I've ever come across. I think I'd add one or two more stanzas, tops, make it sound even more like a cheesy advertisment! At least thats how the voice of the poem spoke to me, but it's a good thing. A very good thing! :) Keep it up, you have serious talent!
Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 9 2013 at 4:49 pm
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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Wow thanks so much!! I really appreciate It :)
sarah98 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 8 2013 at 9:03 pm
sarah98 BRONZE, Holyoke, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 405 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is better to write for yourself and have no audience than write for your audience and have no self.

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honestly, the only thing i would ever ask you to change about this poem is to make it a little longer!!!
Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 8 2013 at 2:10 pm
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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Hahaha no, not perfection. Im always looking to improve, so let me know if youd change anything! Thanks for reading. It really means a lot :)
sarah98 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 7 2013 at 5:13 pm
sarah98 BRONZE, Holyoke, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 405 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is better to write for yourself and have no audience than write for your audience and have no self.

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perfection.
Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 27 2012 at 11:08 pm
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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*read hahaha
Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 27 2012 at 11:07 pm
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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Thanks so much! It means a lot that you liked it. I'l red some of your work right now! :)
Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 27 2012 at 11:07 pm
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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Thanks Kes! Your comments always make me happy hahaha :) Thanks so much for your feedback!
albinotiger GOLD said...
on Aug. 10 2012 at 9:34 am
albinotiger GOLD, Gloucester, Massachusetts
13 articles 0 photos 186 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win&quot;- Stephen King<br /> &ldquo;In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate&rdquo;- Isaac Asimov

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WOW this poem is so clever and clear! the meaning is powerful and the poem is yet so simple! u did a GREAT job writing :)
Kestrel PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 16 2012 at 6:36 pm
Kestrel PLATINUM, Warrenton, Virginia
29 articles 11 photos 189 comments

Favorite Quote:
-There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy. (Shakespeare, Hamlet)

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I love this Pad! I think this is one of your best. It's very simple yes, but the message is huge.