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March 30, 2012
By wordbeater SILVER, Sharpsburg, Georgia
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wordbeater SILVER, Sharpsburg, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
Truth is beauty and beauty truth, that is all ye know on earth and all ye need to know.<br /> <br /> Keats

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Beautiful girls have bodies like
bleached bones drying in the desert
picked clean by vultures
Their bones are fragile like birds
Their skeletal smiles are alone like glass
The flicker of the television screen
filled with promises and empty light
Is the drip drip drip of their IV fluids

Will I sit by my own bedside
holding my hand, watching myself decompose?

I will never be beautiful.

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This article has 10 comments.

Dylan.Burkhart SILVER said...
on Apr. 16 2012 at 1:57 pm
Dylan.Burkhart SILVER, Evansville, Indiana
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Loved how descriptive it was. Very happy I read it.
butterfly123 said...
on Apr. 11 2012 at 1:39 am
butterfly123, Banglore, Other
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hey! this sort of sad but very true. but i got lost somewhere in the middle and i had to read it again just to understand the meaning. on the whole great work and keep writing! XD
Jessi_suarez1 GOLD said...
on Apr. 10 2012 at 8:50 pm
Jessi_suarez1 GOLD, Kissimmee, Florida
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very strong poem. u can tell it was written from a very different perspective. becareful with that. sometimes u dont want to go TOO deep because then people might not exacally understand or follow. overall good job!
SpringRayyn PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 10 2012 at 4:48 pm
SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
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This is a really great poem, and it hit home for me very much. So beautiful, and wonderful imagery. I like the way you used onomatopoeia in this poem. It inhances this work so much. 
Behind_a_Plastic_Smile GOLD said...
on Apr. 9 2012 at 1:57 pm
Behind_a_Plastic_Smile GOLD, Roseville, California
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wow with is amazing the twisted veiw of todays image of beauty i loved it! 5/5
Allicat001 SILVER said...
on Apr. 6 2012 at 6:40 pm
Allicat001 SILVER, Waukesha, Wisconsin
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Somewhat of a depressing poem, but an amazing one at that.  Good job!
LadyJaneGrey PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 6 2012 at 4:58 pm
LadyJaneGrey PLATINUM, Louisville, Kentucky
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That made me want to cry. Great job! 
wordbeater SILVER said...
on Apr. 6 2012 at 2:22 pm
wordbeater SILVER, Sharpsburg, Georgia
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Truth is beauty and beauty truth, that is all ye know on earth and all ye need to know.<br /> <br /> Keats

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Thank you so much! I really appreciate the feedback!
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 6 2012 at 11:49 am
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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I like the metaphors in the poem-- especially the first few lines. The poem was very visual, and rejects society's representation of beauty. Great poem 5/5!
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 6 2012 at 11:49 am
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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I like the metaphors in the poem-- especially the first few lines. The poem was very visual, and rejects society's representation of beauty. Great poem 5/5!