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January 27, 2010
By inflight BRONZE, Walker, West Virginia
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inflight BRONZE, Walker, West Virginia
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***THE ONLY THING WORSE*** Than A Boy Who Hates You: ...a boy who loves you.

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Hey-There-I-Uh-Like-Your-Shoes!
No, that doesn't work.
But look at how the laces swing in perfect arcs,
The aglets, eyelets, sole(soul), my love,
They are you and they are me.
Left, right, matched step-step.
But look at that perfect white! Do you scrub them?
No.
So I will write
mynamemynamemyname.
All over you, just so you won't
Forget.
Your shoes, I mean.
I don't want them to ever forget me.
Because if I could I would snag your laces,
Tie us and knot us together. I would.
And we would march-march-march-march.
Right off of a cliff if you asked.
To the edge of the Earth if you asked.

© Alyssa B., Forest Hills, NY

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sparkofheart GOLD said...
on Jun. 2 2010 at 7:12 pm
sparkofheart GOLD, Plymouth, Minnesota
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that was really unique and you have your own style that really makes you stand out! awesome job!
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on Feb. 9 2010 at 11:38 am
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This poem has great flow and insight.<br /> I really enjoyed it.<br /> Lovely poem darling =]<br /> -Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-<br /> XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx

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This poem has great flow and insight.

I really enjoyed it.

Lovely poem darling =]

-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-

XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx