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I Can't Write A Poem

January 5, 2012
By babyrex4 SILVER, Buffalo, New York
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I can't write a poem,
My hands won't dare touch,
That clean sheet of paper,
Standing in front of my completely blanked out mind,
With its blue and red stripes zooming across,
Around,
And up and down the page,
Causing my fragile head to spin,
Triggering me to fall off my chair,
And shake my head out of disorientation,
Right when I pick my butt back up off the floor,
While I sit back in that stupid chair,
That caused me to fall,
And then I look at that piece of paper that was once empty,
When I realize that it is full of silver scribbles about how,
I can't write a poem

© Andrea S., Oakhurst, CA

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.king. SILVER said...
on Oct. 30 2014 at 1:07 am
.king. SILVER, Yeux Bien Tres Bien, Other
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LOVELY!!! You are absolutely right! It's a total contrast to my poem "Don't stop writing", but I believe yours is way better. :D Keep it up. ^_^
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 19 2014 at 10:58 am
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
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This is something, that will make people laugh 9in a good way!) It made me smile. This is really wonderful.
michaela mrianda BRONZE said...
on May. 14 2012 at 6:55 pm
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cute poem i find it funny how we tend to do this in real life without even realizing it untill it is over the poem was put together well in has your emotions put in to it to me thats the one thing you need to be able to write well good job.
babyrex4 SILVER said...
on Feb. 21 2012 at 3:37 pm
babyrex4 SILVER, Buffalo, New York
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Thank you :) I did have a little trouble with the wording, thank you for pointing it out!
ChloeE BRONZE said...
on Feb. 20 2012 at 5:47 pm
ChloeE BRONZE, Charlotte, North Carolina
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This was really cute! I think one thing I would work on is word choice! Other than that, that was really cute, and fun to read! :)
babyrex4 SILVER said...
on Feb. 6 2012 at 2:33 pm
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Thank you! I would have liked some more feedback though :).
babyrex4 SILVER said...
on Feb. 6 2012 at 2:31 pm
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Thanks :) me too!
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on Feb. 6 2012 at 9:41 am
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This is good.
NeverBroken BRONZE said...
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Ha, i like this one, it made me smile at the end
HiddenAngelInTheDark PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 4 2012 at 6:43 pm
HiddenAngelInTheDark PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York
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Theres so many that I can&#039;t pick sorry

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No problem :)
babyrex4 SILVER said...
on Feb. 4 2012 at 6:42 pm
babyrex4 SILVER, Buffalo, New York
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Thank you so much Briana! Your comment means a lot, and hopefully I can get published!
babyrex4 SILVER said...
on Feb. 4 2012 at 6:42 pm
babyrex4 SILVER, Buffalo, New York
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Thanks :D!
BrianaK BRONZE said...
on Feb. 4 2012 at 6:36 pm
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I think you can write a poem and you are so good, I think you should be published and I thought it was just fantastic!
HiddenAngelInTheDark PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 4 2012 at 6:36 pm
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Nice work :)
babyrex4 SILVER said...
on Feb. 1 2012 at 1:33 pm
babyrex4 SILVER, Buffalo, New York
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Thank you :)
readaholic PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 31 2012 at 6:57 pm
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Good poem :)
babyrex4 SILVER said...
on Jan. 27 2012 at 8:47 pm
babyrex4 SILVER, Buffalo, New York
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\&quot;You may only be someone in the world, but to someone else, you may be the world.\&quot;<br /> <br /> Author Unknown

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Thank you so much!! :D
Ruthie_j BRONZE said...
on Jan. 27 2012 at 6:29 pm
Ruthie_j BRONZE, Lilburn, Georgia
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Wow ! You're really good :)
babyrex4 SILVER said...
on Jan. 27 2012 at 5:31 pm
babyrex4 SILVER, Buffalo, New York
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\&quot;You may only be someone in the world, but to someone else, you may be the world.\&quot;<br /> <br /> Author Unknown

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Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phoenix. said...
on Jan. 27 2012 at 4:33 pm
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GREAT POEM!!