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Standing in the dark

November 2, 2009
By Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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"the only person you are destined to become is the person that you choose to be" - unknown

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I ‘m standing alone in the dark
Waiting for you to light the spark.
To ignite the flame,
You will have to take the blame.
No one will believe I was there,
You will start to shred and tear.
Black is dark and white is pure
You’re the disease and I’m the cure.


You’re standing there in the dark
Waiting for me to light the spark
I will never ignite the flame,
And who’s to say that I’m to blame
This is because you start to fear
In the dark I shed a tear
I’m not dark and you’re not pure
I’m not a disease, you’re never a cure.

© Garrett M., Port Angeles, WA

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this is a piece about racism as any form of dislike towards another person because they are different completely disgusts me.
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This article has 23 comments.

WhingsOfAnOutcast BRONZE said...
on Sep. 24 2010 at 11:36 am
WhingsOfAnOutcast BRONZE, Victora, Texas
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errr this comment my sis left......don't know why but sorry DX
WhingsOfAnOutcast BRONZE said...
on Sep. 24 2010 at 10:46 am
WhingsOfAnOutcast BRONZE, Victora, Texas
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well I disagree with being racist but I mean the sad truth of it is that racist people view others like that
WhingsOfAnOutcast BRONZE said...
on Sep. 24 2010 at 10:09 am
WhingsOfAnOutcast BRONZE, Victora, Texas
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I really like this. its different from alot of poems I've read. I didn't realize it was written from 2 different views at first though. I love it!
teenage_dirtbag said...
on Sep. 22 2010 at 3:31 am
i think your'e wrong. this is the best poem in the world.
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on May. 17 2010 at 4:03 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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thankyou! :)
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on May. 17 2010 at 4:02 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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&quot;the only person you are destined to become is the person that you choose to be&quot; - unknown

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thankyou! :)
KICK3593 PLATINUM said...
on May. 14 2010 at 5:01 pm
KICK3593 PLATINUM, Roslyn Heights, New York
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Your poem is awfully bleak to the end. I don't know, I guess that your preface just disagrees a little with my ideas. I believe in a universal sort of prejudice. You can disagree, of course, but I mean, everyone's different! My philosophy is to be accepting but in another way not accepting. I guess accepting in a social way, and not accepting in an individualistic kind of way (And hence, I don't believe in marriage!).
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on Apr. 28 2010 at 5:35 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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thanks! I thought when i was writing it, that it would be good to try and be open - minded about what i was writing but i suppose i'm being quite biased against my own race here..... but at the end of the day, i see more racism coming from white people than black because idiotic people feel the need to share their nasty thoughts with me despite the warnings that i will hit them ... lol....

again thanks ;p

_NoAir_ BRONZE said...
on Apr. 27 2010 at 4:10 pm
_NoAir_ BRONZE, Toronto, Other
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I really like how this is from two prespectives, which took a bit of time to realize. Nice work!
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 3:34 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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Ummm... Just in case there is any confusion here, stanza one is from the perspective of a white person, whereas stanza two is from the perspective of a black person. Thought I'd shed some light on this.. :)
vampluv11 GOLD said...
on Feb. 8 2010 at 1:31 pm
vampluv11 GOLD, Saugerties, New York
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yesh, i get to reply after all this time! (thnx fer replying to mine, btw..)

i loved the line "Black is dark and white is pure

You’re the disease and I’m the cure."

i loved the whole thing!
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on Jan. 25 2010 at 10:06 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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any comments on how to improve would be fab thanks!
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on Jan. 25 2010 at 3:28 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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lol you make me laugh, frube!
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on Jan. 21 2010 at 6:18 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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computer is f****d up.....
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on Jan. 20 2010 at 5:43 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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ta, love you! xxx bum chum xxx
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on Jan. 20 2010 at 5:43 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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&quot;the only person you are destined to become is the person that you choose to be&quot; - unknown

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an that wasn't at 4:19 am this computer is f****d up >[
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on Jan. 20 2010 at 5:42 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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&quot;the only person you are destined to become is the person that you choose to be&quot; - unknown

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not at 4:20 am damn it!
DarkPhoenix BRONZE said...
on Jan. 19 2010 at 3:24 pm
DarkPhoenix BRONZE, Liverpool, Other
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Heyy, wow this is so good. I havent read any of your work in a while and so this just reminds me about how talented you are. Keep it up i cant wait to read more :D x
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on Jan. 11 2010 at 4:20 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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love that picture.....
Katherine93 GOLD said...
on Jan. 11 2010 at 4:19 am
Katherine93 GOLD, Liverpool, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;the only person you are destined to become is the person that you choose to be&quot; - unknown

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oh i did NOT reply to your comment at 5:28 am- what a load of poo. >:(