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When a Dream Will Not Come True

February 7, 2015
By ThatGirlJane GOLD, Clifton , Virginia
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You can strain your neck looking at the sky until you can no more, only then may you walk among the stars.

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Why shouldn't a girl

Love another girl?

Have a best friend,

Endless sleepovers,

Sweet smiles,

And warm hugs.

Why can't a girl

Feel the softness,

Kiss the sweetness,

Hug the smoothness of another?

Why does it have to be so wrong?

Love, by definition, knows no gender,

Only a deep affection for another.

Why can't I love her?

I think of her daily,

The way she laughs,

The way she dances,

The way she lights up a room.

I dream we walk hand in hand,

Side by side,

Hip to hip.

I tell her I love her

And kiss her pink lips.

But no, she does not know.

She can not know. 

© Jasmine R., Bourbon, MI

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ThatGirlJane GOLD said...
on Aug. 17 2015 at 3:29 pm
ThatGirlJane GOLD, Clifton , Virginia
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You can strain your neck looking at the sky until you can no more, only then may you walk among the stars.

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Wow, thank you so much. Your comment meant so much to me :)
That_Writer_Girl BRONZE said...
on Aug. 8 2015 at 3:41 pm
That_Writer_Girl BRONZE, White Plains, New York
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&ldquo;You do not write your life with words...You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.&rdquo; <br /> ― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls <br /> <br /> &ldquo;Here&#039;s what I think,&quot; I say and my voice is stronger and thoughts are coming, thoughts that trickle into my noise like whispers of truth. &quot;I think maybe everybody falls,&quot; I say. &quot;I think maybe we all do. And I don&#039;t think that&#039;s the asking.&quot; <br /> I pull on her arms gently to make sure she&#039;s listening.<br /> &quot;I think the asking is whether we get back up again.&rdquo; <br /> ― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

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This is a truly brilliant work of poetry. I love it so much! My favorite part is the last two lines of the poem. They are so short, yet so powerful. Great job!