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I wish I knew everything
Why true love turns out to be false
How brother and sister can hate each other
Why peace isn’t a real term
How people can turn away from the helpless
Why freedom isn’t free
How they take advantage of the giving
Why we hate
How we hate
And then sometimes I wish I knew nothing.




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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...
today at 4:13 pm:
Wow, is was incredible. I loved the ending, it's so true! Sad but true :)
 
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MorenSoreThis 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...
Jan. 31 at 10:59 pm:
Sad how these things are so true, it sounds like the poem i just submited called " man in Aromor." it should be up in a few days, but not yet.
 
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In_Love_with_WritingThis 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...
Jan. 25 at 3:10 pm:
very powerful. really good :)
 
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ZozeyThis 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...
Jan. 24 at 12:44 pm:
I love this peice! As I was reading I kept thinking, those are really good questions. Asome work!
 
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Emma-RileyThis 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...
Jan. 17 at 8:46 pm:
This poem is amazing! It left my wondering why you asked those questions... but at the same time i could sort of relate to what you were saying. it seems to tell an unspoken story (or two) and i love reading poetry that 'speakes'. Good job!!!
 
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XweienXThis 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...
Jan. 16 at 3:44 am:
Short, yet bursting with meaning! I especially love these two lines: "Why true love turns out to be false" and "Why freedom isn't free". It would be great if you could write a poem that is full of these meaningful sentences. Keep up the great job!
 
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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...
Jan. 12 at 7:08 pm:
I really like this! It isnt very specifc, but with poems like this, it needs to be becuase i can hear your voice through it. a good poem leaves you thinking when you walk away from it, and thats exactly what you did! 
 
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ChobaniLuvinPenguinThis 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...
Jan. 12 at 4:37 pm:
Great poem! I especially love the irony and sadness of the last line! I just have one suggestion, the last line is longer than the two lines before it, so maybe you can just divide it in half. In other words, shorten the longer lines so that the lengths of every line in the poem are consistent. That would help them flow better. :)
 
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3dancerThis 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...
Jan. 11 at 1:26 pm:
This is a really good poem and has a great message! But if you want to make it better I would try to make it flow more. It's a little choppy. Try to make your poem have a specific beat for like every line. It will make it better over all. =)
 
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IMSteelThis 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...
Jan. 10 at 6:13 pm:
Good wording, truthful, and to the point.  Just and opinion on somethin:  Peace is indeed a term, but one that people do not understand. 
 
guardianofthestarsThis 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...
Jan. 10 at 7:50 pm :
Toche.,,,,
 
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PandaBearLouise15This 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...
Jan. 6 at 6:57 pm:
Its short, and perrrrrrrrrrfect :) ;)
 
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AmayaEcho said...
Jan. 6 at 2:46 pm:
The idea is great!  However, I struggle to find the flow. The majority of the poem is a list of things you wish you knew.  There isn't much to connect the items together.  Just something to think about.
 
guardianofthestarsThis 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...
Jan. 7 at 10:41 am :
Thanks for the advice.  It is appreciated. :)
 
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ClaireBearHThis 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...
Jan. 5 at 2:26 pm:
Wow this is really good! So true and great ending. Its up to you, but i would suggest that you remove the word "sometimes" from the last line, then you make it more parallel with your first line.
 
guardianofthestarsThis 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...
Jan. 5 at 6:45 pm :
I'm glad you liked it! And thank you for the suggestion! I like to hear what others think to improve my work. 
 
RolledthestoneThis 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...
Jan. 11 at 11:51 am :
So true. People can be so stupid. We all "say" we feel for the poor but do we ever actually do anything? Does anyone ever do anything?! We're just lazy butts who never care about anything that doesn't directly effect us because we only believe what we see and never what might actually be true! Sry, I get carried away on a gust of wind on a stormy night...I'll stop.
 
AthenaMarisaDeterminedbyFateThis 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. 21 at 7:13 pm :
This is so incredibly true, and I love that you were able to put voice to all those things that people hate about themselves and each other, while still making it sound poetic. Great piece!
 
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