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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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RedpillBluepill said...
on Nov. 29 2010 at 1:16 am
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the "aorta" really ruined this for me. It's such a clunky word, and it's not even used right in this write. Also, the semicolon should be a regular colon. But other than that, this poem's really good.
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I wish I had a relationship like that with my mom. Or any at all really. (I haven't seen her in over a year) Keep writing.
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This is great!
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i love this poem and i can really relate because i have secrets of my own that i could never reveal to my mother

 

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This is so good I love it.....your way way better then you you dont need help!
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its really pretty and graceful
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Beautiful work. Keep writing:)

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this is such a lovely piece!!!

 

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Incredibly well written with a beautiful, relatable theme. The ending was perfect, it kind of left you wondering, but not too much. You are a great writer.
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This is REALLY good and I love it....I can totally relate to this in some ways and kinda cant in others......So yea uhm great job haha......

 

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I really enjoyed reading this! I love this
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I have to say that this is amazing but, what's it about? at first i thought it was about a pregnant teenager but then i looked up the word aorta and it was part of the heart. is it about drugs or something? Either way, it's still good.
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i love this!!!!!! its deep . :]]] look at my poems if u can ;)
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this is absolutely GREAT!!! Excellent job!
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Gosh, I like this,  I like the way you described the secrets as puzzle pieces and I can definately relate to this piece. Good job I enjoyed it, please look at my poetry  if you have time. :)