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What Happened?

August 6, 2014
By EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
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EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
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To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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I guess as we started growing up,
we left our childlike hearts behind,
and started picking up the world's pattern.
Being afraid of the unknown, feeling tired and lazy.

As children we used to want it "now,"
we used to have so much determination
but when we grew?
We started fearing the "what if?"

When as children all we cared about was "now";
our view of the world back then
was that the world was wonderful.
It was filled with love and happiness;
all it mattered was that we lived in peace.

But when we grew older
we left our trusting hearts behind,
thinking that we were too old to have them inside us.
And now, almost everyone has gone sluggish and being frightened;

we now see that the world we live in,
is a world wanting to control, full of fear, tiredness,
and other things that are harmful to us.
What happened?

Some people have grown up sooner than others,
but I think everyone has grown up sooner than they should;
that's what happened:
we all grew up sooner than we should have
and we left ourselves behind doing that.

© Kailey E., Crownsville, MD

The author's comments:
I don't know what to say, except that I think that my poem speaks for me and itself. I believe that most of us have left ourselves behind, when we grew up too soon.
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EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 22 2014 at 11:08 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

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To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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Thank you much :3 ^_^ your comment means a lot. Thank you again! ^_^
Clary_Fray DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 22 2014 at 5:09 pm
Clary_Fray DIAMOND, Castro Valley, California
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foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of the mind<br /> -rwe

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Wow! This is the first poem of yours I've read and it's incredible! It's so literal. It makes a person think. It's amazing!!!
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 22 2014 at 1:47 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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Thank you so much ^_^ I wish you could see how much I mean it, when I say it. Thank you again, so much and I'm glad you liked it : )
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 22 2014 at 1:45 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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Thank you ^_^ your comment means a lot and has encouraged me. Thank you so much, I just tried to put me, myself, and I in my poem. If that makes sense at all, thank you so much again.
guard-girl GOLD said...
on Aug. 21 2014 at 8:08 pm
guard-girl GOLD, Clover, South Carolina
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&quot;Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.&quot;<br /> Proverbs 3:5-6

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I totally agree. The cares of this world have taken away our uncares. For example, not wanting to wear a favorite shirt because this person won't like it, or saying things just to impress people. Personalities are stripped away, because no one wants to look silly not being like everyone else. JUst like your poem says, "What happened?" You perfectly captured what an entire generation, maybe more, of teens has been trying to say for years! Great job! :)
Princess.Renda GOLD said...
on Aug. 16 2014 at 8:41 pm
Princess.Renda GOLD, Travelers Rest, South Carolina
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Babe this is perfect! In just six stanzas you mannaged to speak volumes. It is beautiful. I don't know which part I liked best--its all so great!
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 9 2014 at 5:40 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

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To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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Thank you : ) I just wrote that after I had a conversation with a good friend, about growing up : ( haha yeah, i was one of those who had to grow up sooner than others. So I used my experience and the conversation I had with my friend as inspiration. Also, I used my feelings as inspiration too. : ) thank you again
Hanban12 ELITE said...
on Aug. 9 2014 at 1:27 am
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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"Some people have grown up sooner than others, but I think everyone has grown up sooner than they should; that's what happened: we all grew up sooner than we should have and we left ourselves behind doing that." What a brilliant stanza. Simply elegant and well spoken and true and sad and-- it's just got so many emotions piled into one great poem. Well done :)