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Bones MAG

October 23, 2013
By elizamc83 GOLD, Concord, Massachusetts
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elizamc83 GOLD, Concord, Massachusetts
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"From now on, I don't care if my tea leaves spell 'Die, Ron, die,' I'm chucking them in the bin where they belong." -Ron Weasley

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every day
she vowed not to love herself
until there was less of her
to love.

she made a promise
not to fill herself with
anything but misery
until the soft slopes of her skin
became plateaus of flat perfection.

until the flashing numbers beneath her feet
no longer made her feel
sick to her empty stomach.

until the sharp points of her bones
were as obvious as
the way her smile arched and then
fell
like a wave on the shore
when people stopped watching.

until she was one they called
perfect.

© Omar M., Phildelphia, PA

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mereCat PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 10 2014 at 1:24 pm
mereCat PLATINUM, Horsham, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"I am finally colouring inside the lines I live between"

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Feel free to say no... I think this poem is a bit of a masterpiece really and would love to quote it in a short story for a short story competition on another writing site. Can I quote it and credit you in it? It's OK if not, it just really fits with my story...
kelseyulyatt BRONZE said...
on Apr. 3 2014 at 4:29 am
kelseyulyatt BRONZE, Hastings, Other
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Whatever you write now doesn't have to be your best. It just has to be the bit you write now.

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written beautifully!!
Laugh_Live_Write BRONZE said...
on Apr. 1 2014 at 5:27 pm
Laugh_Live_Write BRONZE, Mukilteo, Washington
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This is very well done.
live_long_laughter BRONZE said...
on Apr. 1 2014 at 5:07 pm
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This is absolutely amazing!
JRaye PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 22 2014 at 7:27 pm
JRaye PLATINUM, Dorr, Michigan
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This absolutely broke my heart... You've written it so elegently, so beautifully, but not so much that we just skim over it. It's so raw and honest... You have a gift.
theblondechick GOLD said...
on Feb. 22 2014 at 5:48 pm
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I love this
elizamc83 GOLD said...
on Feb. 6 2014 at 6:14 pm
elizamc83 GOLD, Concord, Massachusetts
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&quot;From now on, I don&#039;t care if my tea leaves spell &#039;Die, Ron, die,&#039; I&#039;m chucking them in the bin where they belong.&quot; -Ron Weasley

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haha thanks :)
monky99 said...
on Feb. 5 2014 at 10:55 pm
monky99, Concord, Massachusetts
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Wow congrats on magazine! Beautiful poem Eliza. (sorry not creepin, I still get emails when teen ink stuff happens haha).
PyroHearts GOLD said...
on Oct. 27 2013 at 2:39 pm
PyroHearts GOLD, San Jose, California
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I love this poem.
Powerful. Thanks for sharing.