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I Need a Distraction.

October 18, 2009
By kennedy_rowzz SILVER, Sterling Heights, Michigan
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kennedy_rowzz SILVER, Sterling Heights, Michigan
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"we can never truly know who we are"-afi

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I don't want you
in my dreams
in my thoughts
in my head
in my life

So I
say good-bye to you
and try to move on

I need to be distracted
so I forget you
the good times
the bad times
everything.

The distraction
still has not come

and my heart aches

© Rebecca S., Coventry, RI

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I wrote this thinking about how awesome distractions can be.
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HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on May. 31 2010 at 4:22 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
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Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper<br /> <br /> Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect

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aww well this poem was greatt!! i loved itt
kennedy_rowzz SILVER said...
on Nov. 10 2009 at 7:42 pm
kennedy_rowzz SILVER, Sterling Heights, Michigan
8 articles 0 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;we can never truly know who we are&quot;-afi

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I love you thanx!! homework!?really?(jk)

<3
SilentXSonya said...
on Nov. 9 2009 at 2:22 pm
SilentXSonya, Sterling Heights, Michigan
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&quot;You can&#039;t cry over spilled milk....only get another glass.&quot;

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Doesnt need to always be about a boy...

It can even be about homework! (( Love you and your poems~ )) xP

Your Biggest Fan EVUR!!!,

Kosk :D