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June 1, 2011
By ElleNicole BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
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ElleNicole BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
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"My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all."

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Time never delays,
Life just goes on,
Changes happen everywhere,
And nothing ever stays,
Ever stays the same.

We change, people change,
Our world changes…

Change; never sure where it'll lead,
If it’s for better or worse,
No one ever really has a clue,
But always give it a chance.
It'll lead us somewhere, somewhere new.

And I’ve been changing,
Heading towards somewhere new in life,
But sometimes, I still glance behind me,
Remember old memories,
Memories of you and I.

Remember when we once searched for life’s worth?
We’d been foolish, we should’ve known…
We’d soon discover;
All we needed to make life worth living was each other.

And time will never change this, friend.

Never really matters how much our lives change,
Never matters how much time has passed,
We’ll always need each other.

Yes, never really matters how much our crazy worlds may change,
Nothing will ever change our friendship.



And as we continue growing, learning,
As changes lead us towards somewhere new…
Remember, please
There’s one thing that’ll never change;
How much I love you.

© Gabrielle A., Pensacola, FL

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Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Jul. 13 2011 at 11:58 am
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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This is a beautiful poem and I can also really relate to it! I also think it's one of the best I've read on Teen Ink. And I mean that. :)
HannahT SILVER said...
on Jul. 12 2011 at 2:59 pm
HannahT SILVER, Medford, New Jersey
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Writing is a struggle against silence. ~Carlos Fuentes

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No problem:)
ElleNicole BRONZE said...
on Jul. 11 2011 at 8:36 pm
ElleNicole BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;My role in society, or any artist&#039;s or poet&#039;s role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.&quot;

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Thanks!
ElleNicole BRONZE said...
on Jul. 11 2011 at 8:35 pm
ElleNicole BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 107 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;My role in society, or any artist&#039;s or poet&#039;s role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.&quot;

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I'm glad, thank you!
ElleNicole BRONZE said...
on Jul. 11 2011 at 8:33 pm
ElleNicole BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;My role in society, or any artist&#039;s or poet&#039;s role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.&quot;

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It's totally fine, none taken. =) Thanks so much for taking the time to look at it anyway. I really appreciate it!
HannahT SILVER said...
on Jul. 11 2011 at 6:45 pm
HannahT SILVER, Medford, New Jersey
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Writing is a struggle against silence. ~Carlos Fuentes

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This is really great...I can feel the emotion in it and it definitely portrays almost your point of view. Awesome job:)
laughqueen96 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 11 2011 at 12:26 pm
laughqueen96 BRONZE, Wappingers Falls, New York
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i really loved it. i completely understand how you feel, it brought a tear and a smile.
I LIKE PIE said...
on Jul. 11 2011 at 12:15 pm
I don't really like this, no offence. It seems to go on forever. 
LazyRain said...
on Jul. 10 2011 at 3:23 pm
LazyRain, Monroe, Missouri
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&quot;Live laugh love.&quot; &lt;3

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really good, really sweet, kinda unique... nicely done 4/5
MaskedCellist GOLD said...
on Jul. 7 2011 at 1:35 am
MaskedCellist GOLD, Saratoga, California
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I enjoyed this. it has a good rythm to it and a constant message.
freeflow23 GOLD said...
on Jul. 6 2011 at 11:30 am
freeflow23 GOLD, Durham, North Carolina
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Saul saw Goliath as too big to kill. David saw he was too big to miss.<br /> W.W.J.D.

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This is really good. It's full of emotion and thought. I agree, it should be published.
Sunshine said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 11:14 pm
Yeaa go Ellie this is great! Just as good or better than some proffecional ones I've seen :) repeats the idea a bit but not a big detractor
LiteraryGeek said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 2:55 pm

This is good. A little sappy, but really good! My favorite line is... "we'd soon discover, all we needed to make life worth living was each other."

Very nice choice of words. All I can say is this better be published.