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April 2, 2012
By Gypsyroses SILVER, Lower Merion, Pennsylvania
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Gypsyroses SILVER, Lower Merion, Pennsylvania
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I looked through my bookshelves today
and found
your face
To Kill a Mocking Bird
the scars from when I cut my wrists
and
the color of her hair
i wish
the world lived away
from the inside of my head
and that i
could be blissfully empty
and not see their eyes
every time i close mine

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butterfly123 said...
on May. 10 2012 at 5:28 am
butterfly123, Banglore, Other
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i agree. the emotion is very strong for such a short poem! great work and keep writing ! :D
Behind_a_Plastic_Smile GOLD said...
on May. 7 2012 at 6:26 pm
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im sorry to say that since i have no read To Kill a Mockingbird i did not quite under stand the referense

Nevertheless i think this is wonderfully written and has strong emotion behind it. From "i wish..." to the end was jus perfect /5