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Where I Come From MAG
I am from smiles and good mornings
To sweet hugs at night
From the woods of camping
To roasting golden-brown marshmallows.
From barks and meows
To slobbery pants and purrs.
I am from clicks on the Dell computer
To silent rings on the phone
From hanging with friends
And being told to come home.
I am from wet splashes with the family
To lying on a summer night under the stars
From school dances and parties with friends
To telling deep dark secrets while catching a late movie.
I am from rough pain
And sharp happiness
But most of all where I am from
Are people who care
And people who I know will always be there.
© Anonymous
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SecrecyGirl17 GOLD said...
on Mar. 28 2011 at 12:17 pm
i think the last part would have been excepted had the author had some sort of pain like a secret sadness or depression that they were letting out. i come from a very loving supporting family, however i have deep dark secrets and depression, so it would have made sense to me if the author was explaining her life on the outside vs how it really is on the inside.
PerfectMGymnast DIAMOND said...
on Dec. 31 2010 at 7:43 pm
I love this poem!! It's really good! Especially the ending! it ends the poem well!!! :) I also like the whole idea of the poem. You must have worked so hard on this!! I think you should send it in to teen ink and try to get it published ont he website!!! :) Also can you please take a look at my writing- The cul-de-sac and The watering hole (That are published on this website) And please rate and comment on them?? It would be greatly appreciated!! THANKS!!! :) :)
the_Horsegirl SILVER said...
on Dec. 30 2010 at 9:59 pm
I found the last stanza to be out of place. I don't understand where the "rough pain" comes from; the other stanzas don't mention pain. They make it seem as if there is no pain at all in the writer's life. I would suggest editing the first three stanzas so that there is a little more conflict. Without that conflict, not only is the last stanza a little weird, but the poem is not very interesting ot read. In my opinion, poems should be just a little unsettling so that the reader has to think a bit.
josieeeeeeeee said...
on Dec. 17 2010 at 1:05 pm
This wasnt even that good. It was stuuupidddd
moniquecheer said...
on Dec. 16 2008 at 10:05 pm
wow. sounds like you have a perfect life, good for you. nice poem.
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