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Violin in Childhood MAG

November 22, 2008
By Anonymous

The vibration of the string resonates
against my neck –
tightening the band around
that untraceable organ I
strive to avoid feeling. The sound
of it is a sour, broken melody,
and soaks the band in a
lazy acid, not burning,
but irritating the soft skin
just enough to stop my bow.
My muscles tense beneath
my brow, frustrated. The band slackens
in relief. But an unrelenting
fear threatens to resurface –
fear of forming a habit. Laziness.
I pair it with the looming conscience
of the warden, listening from
across the hall,
and I anticipate another familiar
ache as I repeat my last cadenza.



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on Nov. 7 2011 at 5:57 pm
PriscillaAnn GOLD, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"In this life, we take our chances and in the end, the best we can hope for is that the thrill of the moment was worth the price we paid."

The description gave me chills..nice!(:

on Oct. 16 2011 at 11:07 am
SophieG. SILVER, St. Davids, Pennsylvania
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This was written really well! I like it a lot. Check out my work too, it's called "Murder" and "Thief".

on Nov. 9 2009 at 2:46 pm
AbbotRabbit GOLD, Abolana, District Of Columbia
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This poem has great flow and insight.<br /> I really enjoyed it.<br /> Lovely poem darling =]<br /> -Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-<br /> XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx

This poem has great flow and insight.

I really enjoyed it.

Lovely poem darling =]

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Braidy BRONZE said...
on Aug. 27 2009 at 2:21 am
Braidy BRONZE, Helper, Utah
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This is really amazing. you are a great writer

on May. 21 2009 at 3:53 am
Twilightnme SILVER, Anchorage, Alaska
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;You dont know what you have until its gone&quot;

That was great. Excellent Detail, really fantastic!

on May. 2 2009 at 2:36 am
Beth Thompson BRONZE, Amarillo, Texas
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That was really good, and I actually play viola, and I was thinking exactly that I could feel the vibration.



:)

Really Amazing!!!

jdtwenty11 said...
on Apr. 25 2009 at 12:08 am
thanks :]

on Apr. 22 2009 at 9:13 pm
blackamethyst GOLD, Centerville, Ohio
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i play violin too :) cool poem

Emphy said...
on Apr. 16 2009 at 10:46 pm
wow. This is really amazing! No wonder it got published!

on Apr. 5 2009 at 12:40 am
Free_spirit BRONZE, Fort Myers, Florida
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that is incredible. :)

on Apr. 3 2009 at 11:43 pm
SimplicityDefined GOLD, Rogersville, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;A man can no more diminish God&#039;s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word &#039;darkness&#039; on the walls of his cell.&quot; -C.S. Lewis

Oh wow. That is wonderful. :)