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my sister was a princess who could never remember her crown

March 27, 2013
By laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
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"I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be." -Sylvia Plath

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i've decided that we’re all born with a tiny bit of Alzheimer’s in us
if you want to fight me on that,
pause for a moment and take a rocketship ride in your mind
fly through the galaxies, memories, and horrors of your past
back to every time you forgot someone's name, forgot a textbook at school,
forgot where you were going
or forgot who you were.
you've had to fight the raging sea-monster to get yourself back.
i'll tell you the story of the day i found my little sister sitting on the staircase
she'd started to climb and then, in an instant, didn't know what was going on
she stopped and sat down and tried to remember,
but she couldn't, not without my help.
forgetting our plans and forgetting what makes us special,
we need someone to come along and
patiently remind us.

© Bayta R., Beverly, MA

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laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 4 2013 at 4:17 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 124 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be." -Sylvia Plath

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Thank you so much :)
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 4 2013 at 2:59 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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This is me everyday all day—er' day all day. *lol* The beginnind is exceptional. I agree with it 100%. I love your style too. Very e.e. cummings. 
laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 3 2013 at 3:49 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
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"I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be." -Sylvia Plath

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Same here! Thank you so much :)
Hanban12 ELITE said...
on Apr. 3 2013 at 3:33 pm
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wow, very impressive! Its very true; i always forget things. The title was very creative and the narration was too. Awesome job. I loved it!
laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 3 2013 at 11:19 am
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
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"I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be." -Sylvia Plath

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Thank you so much :)
StarlitSunrise DIAMOND said...
on Apr. 3 2013 at 9:56 am
StarlitSunrise DIAMOND, Clemmons, North Carolina
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This is very creative. :) I like the way you worded it as if you were speaking directly to the reader. Also, I really like the lines "you've had to fight the raging sea-monster to get yourself back." Your imagery throughout the entire poem was fantastic. Great work!
laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 2 2013 at 11:27 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
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You're so sweet, thank you. :)
Helena_Noel BRONZE said...
on Apr. 2 2013 at 11:01 pm
Helena_Noel BRONZE, Burnt Hills, New York
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I absolutely agree with Jade. This is spectacular! Te title isnt too long, tough I didnt know that till i read the piece. After, it just seemed to meld.
laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 2 2013 at 10:22 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
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"I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be." -Sylvia Plath

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Thank you! Yeah, I have a habit of long titles. I should really get that under control sometime soon... or maybe it'll just be the thing that makes my writing, mine. :p
Jade.I.Am ELITE said...
on Apr. 2 2013 at 10:14 pm
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I love the imagery in this. At first I thought the title was too long, but when I finished reading this it worked :P
laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 2 2013 at 8:09 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
"I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be." -Sylvia Plath

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Haha, thank you so much! I appreciate that. :)
LexusMarie PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 2 2013 at 6:57 pm
LexusMarie PLATINUM, Las Cruces, New Mexico
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I love the way you word things.. "Take a rocketship ride in your mind fly through the galaxies..." That's really like mind-blowing.. I have never thought of wording a thought like that.. it just feels mysterious, ha! I like this poem a lot. I am like positive I have some Alzheimer's. I don't even know what I wore yesterday.. haha. But, yes, this is a great poem!