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August 7, 2015
By justmyexistentialthoughts GOLD, Cumberland, Rhode Island
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justmyexistentialthoughts GOLD, Cumberland, Rhode Island
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Favorite Quote:
"You can't make great stuff until you've made good stuff, you can't make good stuff until you make alright stuff, and you can't make alright stuff until you've made pretty bad stuff." - P.J. Liguori

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My flesh bleeds red
As I cut lyrics in my skin
I’m much more emotional
Now than I’ve ever been

My voice is gone
But the ones inside my head,
They beg to be recognized
But creativity’s dead.

Still as I fight,
My emotions waging war,
Another’s words are empty
My soul’s crying out for more.

Onto the page
My hand spills infinite truth
To control the conflict
Only my own words would do

Peace settles in
Lyrics resound in my heart
My mental struggles transformed
Into something called art.

© Allison P., Chapel Hill, NC

The author's comments:

Sometimes when you're feeling a particularly strong emotion, you consume art such as music, writing, or actual visual work that is created by others in order to make yourself feel better and know that someone else understands what you're feeling.  However, sometimes the only way to truly feel and come to terms with your emotions is to create your own art, and that's why I wrote this poem. 

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justmyexistentialthoughts GOLD said...
on Aug. 18 2015 at 9:54 am
justmyexistentialthoughts GOLD, Cumberland, Rhode Island
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;You can&#039;t make great stuff until you&#039;ve made good stuff, you can&#039;t make good stuff until you make alright stuff, and you can&#039;t make alright stuff until you&#039;ve made pretty bad stuff.&quot; - P.J. Liguori

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Thanks! XD
That_Writer_Girl BRONZE said...
on Aug. 17 2015 at 6:24 pm
That_Writer_Girl BRONZE, White Plains, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&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 really a wonderful work of art, and I feel that it is so relatable. Good job!
justmyexistentialthoughts GOLD said...
on Aug. 16 2015 at 9:36 pm
justmyexistentialthoughts GOLD, Cumberland, Rhode Island
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;You can&#039;t make great stuff until you&#039;ve made good stuff, you can&#039;t make good stuff until you make alright stuff, and you can&#039;t make alright stuff until you&#039;ve made pretty bad stuff.&quot; - P.J. Liguori

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Thank you for reading! If you liked/related to this, please like/comment/rate as it really means a lot to me :)