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September 29, 2010
By sydni GOLD, Boca Raton, Florida
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"I’m going to paraphrase Thoreau here… rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness… give me truth.” into the wild

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You remind me of the past
That I’ve been trying to forget
Your shadow is dark and vast
But you keep holding on
Like a leech to my skin
Sucking the blood from my veins
Keeping me trapped in what was,
And what has already been

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i'm not sure if i should add more, or leave it as is. i think this just sums everything up, but then again i feel like its not long enough. thoughts?
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sydni GOLD said...
on Oct. 12 2010 at 7:52 am
sydni GOLD, Boca Raton, Florida
17 articles 0 photos 11 comments

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&quot;I&rsquo;m going to paraphrase Thoreau here&hellip; rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness&hellip; give me truth.&rdquo; into the wild

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you might have just made me the happiest person! you dont know how much that even means to me! =)
Boosflash DIAMOND said...
on Oct. 11 2010 at 6:10 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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i think its fine just the way it is.when you say its not long enough consider this captain, some of the best poems are like 4 lines long, and it makes these suckers go wild. nobody wants to read twenty lines about nothing.do your dance captain.
sydni GOLD said...
on Oct. 10 2010 at 10:47 am
sydni GOLD, Boca Raton, Florida
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thank you=)! i'm always nervous my poems aren't good enough
trblue GOLD said...
on Oct. 10 2010 at 10:10 am
trblue GOLD, Richmond, Virginia
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i really love your poem and it's everything im trying to be right now. not letting my past hold me and...

i really love your poem.  :)

trblue GOLD said...
on Oct. 9 2010 at 8:16 pm
trblue GOLD, Richmond, Virginia
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i feel like it could be more, but its fine just the way it is. it reminds me of my crush im trying to forget him, but i see him every day i go to school + he has a twin. so this poem is everything i want to be not letting my past control me.

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i would like to tell u im gone print this out and look @ it everyday. so thank you.