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November 12, 2008
By Anonymous

Anger bubbles up beneath my skin;
I grin,
then push my lips out
in frustration
when he turns
away.

My nose prickles hard on the inside
and I swallow hard,
willing the tears not to come,
but they do not heed.
The briny water wells up
on the cusp of my lashline,
threatening to fall
to give me away.
I feel the first drop slip over the edge and glide softly
down my cheek onto my lower lip,
which trembles.
Its saltiness coats the single word
on my tongue
that fidgets,
waiting to launch itself into the open air
in vain
like so many times before.
Listen.

© Anonymous

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MRose911 GOLD said...
on Nov. 16 2010 at 9:59 pm
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This. Is. Amazing! Wow!! You have a seriously good talent! :)
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on Nov. 16 2010 at 6:43 am
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great poem...it makes you feel and see everything your describing...
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This is good. It goes very smoothly throughout. Good job. It's very descriptive which I like
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I like the idea of this poem, and you have incredible description, but the end doesnt match the beginning very well in my opinion.
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I love this so much. The wording and the imagery just enhance its beauty. You are very talented! :)  <3
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I  really injoyed this! I felt as if it reached out and tugged at my heart! Good Job!
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Oo...very nice..I like how it has me going from one line to the other easily :)
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Amazing, very well written, good flow, and very, very plausible!
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I loved it. There was a lot of description.
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Written so well with descriptive imagery. I like the way each word seems to be wrapped in emotion. Makes me think of how difficult it can be to hide what you are feeling.
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imagery is phenomenal (:
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Very simple, and yet so much meaning. I loved it(:
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wow! this is amazing i love it!
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really enjoyed this:) the simplicity and meaning. and great imagery btw.

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This is a really great poem. It's totally the way I feel right now and I love poems about emotions :) Great job!
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i can really visualize this, which makes it all the more effective. good job and keep it up!!! can you read over some of mine? XD
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this is so amazing and descriptive! i feel like alot of people can relate. keep writing!