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Two-Sided

June 4, 2014
By McSparks SILVER, Vancouver, Washington
McSparks SILVER, Vancouver, Washington
8 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be careful what you wish for - it might just come true.


You will only see one side of me.
You will only see my emerald side, my green side.
I am carefree, warm, gentle, and loving.
When life goes awry, I will laugh and dance my fears away
for who cares about what happens in this world?
I do not stand out, for I prefer the back row where my face is hidden,
but my voice will be heard among the thousands.
You will see me, but I will not stand out.
You will only see one side – my green side.

But there is another side.
A dark blue, like the swelling clouds before a storm –
a side a few will ever see.
All thoughts and all feelings are lashed out
like lightning streaked across the sky,
dazzling and dangerous and daunting.
Yet none will see this side of me, the darker me.
No one will see the side with tears, with heartache, with guilt,
with regret, with anger.
It is locked away with ink and paper –
a perfect prison with no possible escape.

There are two sides of me,
just as there are two sides to every person.
But you will only see my emerald side.


The author's comments:
When I first wrote this poem, I was forced to think about my life and what I have done. I had to acknowledge that other side to me. That is why I wrote this poem.

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on Jun. 21 2014 at 2:32 pm
McSparks SILVER, Vancouver, Washington
8 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be careful what you wish for - it might just come true.

Thank you!!! This was actually an english assignment awhie ago, so I decided to have some fun with it. 

on Jun. 20 2014 at 7:50 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
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To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

I like it a lot! You write great poems! I love how you put color into it and wove the words. : ) this is great. Thank you, for sharing this.

on Jun. 19 2014 at 6:41 pm
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

This is really deep, I like it. :3