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Words catch
And bubble
Clawing their way forward at the back of my throat
They burn like fire
Feathers of emotions
Brushing relentlessly
Beneath a pounding skull

And still
I swallow
Pushing down the desperate nails
As they struggle to keep hold
Teeth clench
Blood flows
I roll my lips together
To keep the secrets safe inside




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bookmouseThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Apr. 2 at 5:19 pm:
Beautiful piece of writing! It reminds me of one of my characters (she's not on TeenInk...)!
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StarlitSunriseThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
today at 8:42 pm :
Thank you! Please do let me know if you ever decide to submit anything with your charater in it here. I would love to read about him/her. :)
 
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Maggie99This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 17 at 11:24 am:
Wow. Simply breath-taking.
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loveissmilesThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Mar. 11 at 9:42 am :
You have a very powerful vocabulary! abd a elegant writing style. Great job. :)
 
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SaphiraBrightscalesThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 17 at 9:34 am:
Each single component is amazing,...I really love the detaill..Though you could have gone with some other titel...not too obvious but just different..that's all I could point out ....other than that it's beautifully phrased.
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StarlitSunriseThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Feb. 17 at 12:01 pm :
I appreciate the critique. :) I did have some difficulty thinking of the title for this. 
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SaphiraBrightscalesThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Feb. 18 at 11:21 am :
Pleasure :)
 
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mollybug13This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 16 at 1:21 pm:
wow really desciptive and relatable... I love it 5 stars. :)
 
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thatunknownthingThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 16 at 12:26 pm:
wow, vivid descriptions! chillingly detailed, simple and effective. 4/5!
 
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mrsmusicforlifeThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 16 at 8:25 am:
Nice use of imagery! I can easily relate! Don't ever stop writing!
 
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StarlitSunriseThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Feb. 15 at 10:00 pm:
  Major thanks to all of you! I am so happy you enjoyed this!
 
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RarelyJadedThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 15 at 8:35 pm:
Oh my gosh, the imagery in this poem was beautiful! I could definitely relate to it:)
 
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Kris_10This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 14 at 7:29 pm:
I really like this. It is short but to the point. You said just what you needed to say    
 
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MumfordandSons27This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 13 at 8:50 pm:
I love your word usage. This poem describes perfectly what it is like to want to say something, but you cant.
 
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