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February 1, 2008
By Anonymous

What I could never tell my mother
Isn’t her fault; it’s mine
It’s things wrapped inside of me, coiled like wire with the filament exposed
She could accept them – those things – I’m sure
Maybe even love them the way she loves me; little puzzle pieces
That fell out of the box when we were putting it under the sofa
After we almost finished the puzzle together
But I hide them inside my deepest aorta
Keeping them safe because who wants to grab a still-beating heart?
It would kill me to take those secrets out
So my mother may know they exist
But she lets me keep them.
And maybe that’s the real secret, the one that
Shhhh
She doesn’t know –
It’s that I need some secrets of my own.

© Anonymous

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-tamara- BRONZE said...
on Apr. 1 2011 at 1:54 am
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very beautifully written , kepp up the good work
secrets said...
on Mar. 26 2011 at 10:04 pm
I have lots of secerts from my mother so i understand where u come from. ur words put it in a view for me tht no one else has. great writin
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on Mar. 18 2011 at 11:55 am
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That was really good the only time I can write poetry is when I'm upset or sad.
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i think we all need some secrets of our own. Good Job
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So deep and profound , very nice, i admire its uniqueness
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I can realte to this poem. Although, my mom does want to know everything about my life. Does she no everything? No, alot, but definately not everything.
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this is great i wish my mom could understand that she doesnt need to know everthing,, but i love this... u should check out my work some time
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Reston Va, such a talent mine! Haha what school did you go to? --I'm from Reston too.
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I like this. i wish my mom would except my secrets. we just arnt that close and it makes me sad. thats y my poems say my heart instead of my boyfriend. id like if you read them n tell me what you think please
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i love it!
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I love that this is relatable to anyone and has a high degree of mystery, just as secrets do. I'm sure parents feel just as shut out as we do reading this and it's a refreshing viewpoint.
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I LOVE this!! You have a great talent! Keep writing!
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i really enjoyed this(:
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I feel the same way about having a relationship with my mother;really wish i could.
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I enjoyed reading this.
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i really, really liked this. i'm not exactly sure why, but i really did. good job (:
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aww this is really good. i love that we can keep secrets fom people buut some how people find out :(