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It Didn't Work

October 14, 2010
By spaghetti15 BRONZE, Harlingen, Texas
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"A true friend stabs you in the front."-Oscar Wilde

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I tried washing away my scars last night…
It didn’t work.

I tried cutting you out of my life by tearing up our photos…
It didn’t work.

I tried loving myself for who I was, not what you wanted me to be…
It didn’t work.

I tried pushing aside the pill bottle to save my own life…
It didn’t work.

The crying, the cutting, and the self-loathing…
None of it worked.

But why lie to myself? The truth is…
I didn’t work.

© Kaleigh W., Pompton Plains, NJ

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I was in Spanish class (i know odd place to write this type of poem :P) and i started falling asleep so i needed something to keep me awake, and this is what i came up with...
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spaghetti15 BRONZE said...
on Jan. 13 2011 at 11:49 am
spaghetti15 BRONZE, Harlingen, Texas
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&quot;A true friend stabs you in the front.&quot;-Oscar Wilde

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aw thank you! i still am! ill keep posting! thanks! means a lot!(:
SaMiLoVe97 SILVER said...
on Jan. 2 2011 at 11:55 am
SaMiLoVe97 SILVER, Okawville, Illinois
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If it doesnt break your heart it isnt love, if it doesnt break your heart its not enough. Its when youre breaking down with your insides coming out.Thats when you learn what youre made of.-Switchfoot&lt;3

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:D Ahhhhhh i LOVE this!!!:) love,love,love. This is really amazing. Keep writing:)<3 Sami