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September 12, 2012
By mylittle_bird DIAMOND, Pilot Point, Texas
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"I loved all the boys with soft sad eyes and lost souls." -Grace Coddington

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Listen to my story
And you will hear
Of love, anger
Of doubt and fear.

Stare at your reflection
Stare long and hard.
What do you see?
I see a human being.

I see imperfection.
I see words that cut to the core.
I see self-hatred.
I see worthlessness.
I see something that will never, ever be
good enough.
I see scars on the inside and out.
I see fear, paralyzing fear.

Don't you see?
You're looking at me.

© Tiana D., Monument, CO

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mylittle_bird DIAMOND said...
on Sep. 15 2015 at 9:58 pm
mylittle_bird DIAMOND, Pilot Point, Texas
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&quot;I loved all the boys with soft sad eyes and lost souls.&quot; -Grace Coddington

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@SammieLoue I don't have anything other than poetry right now. I've dabbled with songwriting but it's really not my thing. If I do write something different and new, I'll let you know!
SammieLoue GOLD said...
on Sep. 15 2015 at 11:09 am
SammieLoue GOLD, Granger, Indiana
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As freshmen we looked at the seniors and said, &quot;someday that will be me.&quot; As seniors we look at the freshmen and ask, &quot;wasn&#039;t that just yesterday?&quot;<br /> -Sammie Loue

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I have been reading a few of your pieces and I was just wondering if you have any thing other than poetry. If not that's cool because you are totally rocking this poetry thing but I would love to read more of your work.
_MistaknBeauty SILVER said...
on Sep. 14 2012 at 8:27 am
_MistaknBeauty SILVER, Goosecreek, South Carolina
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love , it .
malya SILVER said...
on Sep. 13 2012 at 5:59 pm
malya SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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If only. Possibly the two saddest words I know.

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too painfully true