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February 10, 2009
By oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
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oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
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&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

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Saved by a fingertip
holding on
it could never be wrong
to trust you.
Watch me sleep
headphones, face-smush
legs curled, two-handed sleeping face palm.
Silent guardian
playing
Pearl Jam
reading
Camus
“… break his nose
if he comes any closer …”
Might have been
nothing to you,
but it carefully
flipped my world.

© Susannah B., Greenwich, CT

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oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 26 2010 at 9:02 pm
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
37 articles 4 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

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Surrealistic, you say? ;) I'm glad you like it.
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 26 2010 at 9:02 pm
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
37 articles 4 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

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Thank you! :)
CLC93 said...
on Jul. 26 2010 at 3:46 pm
Nice poem. I like the almost surrealistic tone it has. :D
abeatlesfan65 GOLD said...
on Jul. 26 2010 at 12:21 pm
abeatlesfan65 GOLD, Stillwater, Minnesota
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&quot;My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.&quot; - T.S. Eliot

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Good poem! I especially like the last two lines "it carefully flipped my world." That's great!
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 4 2010 at 10:23 pm
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

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It is really nice. I just don't think it's one of my best. I don't think it deserves as much attention as it's getting. I guess I wish that other works would get looked at too.
CourtneyLou BRONZE said...
on Jul. 4 2010 at 9:53 pm
CourtneyLou BRONZE, SLIDELL, Louisiana
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Some would rather be miserable then risk being happy ~Robert Anthony

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I really like it its diffrent not just another poem :)
aelixs BRONZE said...
on Jul. 4 2010 at 7:54 pm
aelixs BRONZE, Bear Creek, North Carolina
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&quot;I sound like a cliche and smell like cheap alcohol. My hair is nearly always a mess and I feel awkward in my skin. I know what I want; it&#039;s getting it that confuses me sometimes&quot; - NotJaneToday

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very cool and very unique
Eilatan GOLD said...
on Jul. 4 2010 at 11:30 am
Eilatan GOLD, Old Greenwich, Connecticut
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how can you be tired of a poem getting onto the front page? it's your work. you submittted it and people liked it a lot. that's not a bad thing. I'd like to have MY work on the front page, I'll trade with you anytime! be thankful for what you have
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM said...
on May. 21 2010 at 9:15 pm
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

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Really? I'm sort of tired of it getting onto the front page all the time, but I'm glad you like it.
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM said...
on May. 21 2010 at 9:15 pm
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
37 articles 4 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

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I figure a little background info always makes a poem more personal. :]
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM said...
on May. 21 2010 at 9:14 pm
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

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Please don't leave comments like this on my page. Your comment has nothing to do with anything, and you went out of your way to be mean. Control yourself.
metaphor-mouse BRONZE said...
on May. 21 2010 at 6:10 pm
metaphor-mouse BRONZE, Edmonton, Other
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Fate determines who comes into your life; your heart determines who stays. &lt;3

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there isn't such a thing as a "lame poem" :)
margierose GOLD said...
on May. 21 2010 at 7:51 am
margierose GOLD, New York, New York
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This is one of my favorite poems on teenink. I love it! and pearl jam too haha. Would you mind reading some of my poems? I'd be interested as to what you'd think of them...
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 29 2010 at 7:50 pm
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
37 articles 4 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

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Hmmh. I'm 18, and have seen little of the world as well, except through books and news reports, so don't feel alone there. ;)

Why do you think it's important now?

I can't seem to stop writing, so you probably will see more. Thank you.

They rock, no?

another_teenage_itiot PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 29 2010 at 11:14 am
another_teenage_itiot PLATINUM, Huston, Arkansas
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Why are we so angry<br /> why are we so sad<br /> we dont need to stare back<br /> at everything we had

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I like this one. Its neat how you put in the info u did. btw, Pearl Jam rocks!
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 8 2010 at 3:55 pm
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

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You should. ;)
KICK3593 PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 7 2010 at 8:16 pm
KICK3593 PLATINUM, Roslyn Heights, New York
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Now I want to read Camus...
SolvoAnimus BRONZE said...
on Mar. 19 2010 at 3:13 am
SolvoAnimus BRONZE, Jamaica, New York
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haha .
VoiceOfYesterday BRONZE said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 7:35 pm
VoiceOfYesterday BRONZE, San Diego, California
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Wow, I really loved this one. The last two lines really make you think.

It's really nice how you can get some much emotion into just a few lines. I wish I could do that!
sleeplessdreamer PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 5:07 pm
sleeplessdreamer PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
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I didn't really like it... until the end and then I reread it and fell in love with it. Great job! Check out my work?