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Lessons Taught and Learned
March 23, 2010
I learned to shape words
into fragile existence
with a swipe of ink.
You taught me how to
give worth to the little thoughts
swirling in my head.
You learned to fill cream
colored paper with loud shades:
turquoise, amber, green.
I taught you how to
speak your hurt, anger, sadness
in brilliant colors.
© Xiao H., Naperville, IL
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thewriteidea DIAMOND said...
on Apr. 11 2010 at 8:05 pm
This poem makes me think a lot. It's not the typical poem that tells you exactly what the author is thinking. Good poets make a reader think and that's exactly what I'm doing now. Nice job! Check out some of my work, too if you'd like. Keep writing!
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"It's pathetic how we can't live with the things we can't understand. How we need everything labeled and explained and deconstructed."<br /> <br /> “Give me rampant intellectualism as a coping mechanism.”<br /> <br /> “I just don't want to die without a few scars.”