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Wishing for Amnesia MAG

April 7, 2008
By Anonymous

Memories marred by the attempts to delete them,
She doesn’t know what really happened anymore.
The Incident becomes incidents become “it happens all the time.”
Now all she knows
Is that it happens all the time.

Denial becomes excuses becomes I’m sorrys and
“What do you want me to do?”
It’s too late. She’s already afraid.

Afraid to be pitied,
She clutches her teddy bear, swallows her tears
And allows them to read her a story.

© Anonymous

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Lola_Black GOLD said...
on Jul. 29 2011 at 6:41 pm
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Incredible! I'm speechless! Please, keep writing!
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This piece is beautiful. It has so much raw emotion behind it. Don't stop writing.
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on Jul. 27 2011 at 8:46 pm
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same. im speechless. truly amazing work
Angie.Hudak GOLD said...
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Just amazing. No better way to describe it(:
Schubster said...
on Jul. 27 2011 at 8:22 am

The Incident becomes incidents become “it happens all the time.”
Now all she knows
Is that it happens all the time.

^^ my favorite lines :D keep up the awesome work.

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WOW! This is such a wonderful, beautiful, fantastic poem! Keep up the great work!
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 that was creative!
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i loved the last stanza. it was my favorite
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beautiful! i really like the second and third stanzas! keep writing!

 

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The first stanza was my favorite. I think you both started and ended the poem well.
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This is very good.  I love how you used parallelism with the way you started your stanzas.  Maybe there is a better title that incorporates more of your actual poem.  A phrase from the last stanza could be a great title.
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Woww, this is amazingg.!
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fantastic

 

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i really like this i think you wrote this from the heart very good
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this made my heart ache<3 gorgeous
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One word. BEAUTIFUL!