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8 Ways Of Looking At Yourself In A Mirror

March 4, 2014
By S-E-Marks BRONZE, Altadena, California
S-E-Marks BRONZE, Altadena, California
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I.
Walk up to yourself
Take it all in
You are just and simple
Staring

II.
Laughing at yourself
A marvelous joke
Your life
In a tight bubble

III.
Relax with yourself
My words can soothe
Each hit thanking
The sweet company of me

IV.
Dance with yourself
My creation
Each time I breathe
I see you

V.
Scream at yourself
You are cold
When the brightest star shines
It chills me

VI.
Sleep with yourself
Revive and conquer
The dangerous lands
Of deep in my mind

VII.
Judge yourself
Sickness and death
They come slow
Dirty human things

VIII.
Break yourself
Blood pours from the cracks
Of that sad mirror
Lonely for me

(SM)


The author's comments:
This piece is mainly about how you need to stop looking at your reflection, judging yourself based in the physical, and getting around self esteem issues.

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on Mar. 11 2014 at 9:53 pm
RozaAlexander, Amory, Mississippi
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rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, & accepted by idiots.

i think this is a really cool format for the poem itself, its different. And with regarding the usage of big words in poetry, i feel that they would have taken away the meaning of this. sometime you can use larger words and they fit seamlessly, but other times they can be out of place and the read is to busy tyring to decifer the meaning than rather just enjoying the beauty of whats written

on Mar. 9 2014 at 9:10 pm
S-E-Marks BRONZE, Altadena, California
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I write with words I know, I make sure I don't have a thesaurus as a crutch. But the format of the poem was chosen for me but my teacher, I needed the numbers and such.

on Mar. 9 2014 at 8:53 pm
SpringofSummer PLATINUM, Lewiston, Idaho
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Favorite Quote:
Giving up doesn't always mean your weak. Sometimes it just means your strong enough to let go.
Bloom Where You're Planted.

It might be stupid to say, you can take my advice or leave it, haha, but I've written things my whole life, and I think if you used big words throughout some of the numbers, it would seem more..suspensful. I, personally, don't know what you were reaching for, but it's good. (:

on Mar. 9 2014 at 8:53 pm
411Ellie PLATINUM, Fridley, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
"Paper is more patient than people." –Anne Frank

Woah! I love the introspective tone of this piece! You really captured the complexity of human thought. Great job :D