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Your Mistake

February 7, 2011
By angelicashively GOLD, 06516, Connecticut
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angelicashively GOLD, 06516, Connecticut
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\"You\'re above this, you know it, God\'s on your side so show it\" -Angelica Shively

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I acted on impulse,
I didn't think it through,
I said I was sorry,
I said I love you.

But you acted so cold,
So unforgiving,
I took your goodbye,
And walked away shaking.

The author's comments:
Oh, how love makes us feel so great at one moment but so broken the next.
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ArinellWingheart GOLD said...
on Mar. 2 2011 at 8:24 pm
ArinellWingheart GOLD, Boulder, Colorado
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"I don't think I can change the world, but I'll give everything I have to make the world change itself."

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That's good to hear! haha :)
angelicashively GOLD said...
on Mar. 2 2011 at 8:21 pm
angelicashively GOLD, 06516, Connecticut
11 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
\"You\'re above this, you know it, God\'s on your side so show it\" -Angelica Shively

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thank you for the feedback and I plan on writing for a long long time :)
ArinellWingheart GOLD said...
on Mar. 2 2011 at 7:56 pm
ArinellWingheart GOLD, Boulder, Colorado
14 articles 5 photos 13 comments

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"I don't think I can change the world, but I'll give everything I have to make the world change itself."

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So Beautiful and so sad at the same time. Keep writing!