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Nothing Else Matters

March 8, 2013
By KylieK GOLD, Mt. Washington, Kentucky
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Favorite Quote:
"To love is to surpass one's self."

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Dawn spills
Bones rise
Dancing neath'
Colored sky
Kite that coasts
High and dry-

What's the matter, in this life?

Hands plow
Deep inside
Hours pass
Hunger cries
Bleak of night
Calm of day-

Did it matter, anyway?


Write your name
To a stone
Speak it loud
Plead it known
Any way
The wind blows-

Never really mattered.

Not a height
Not a depth
Plunge the fire
To the chest
Never let the
Hunger rest-

And nothing else does matter.

© Hali S., Robinson, IL

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This article has 9 comments.

SomeoneMagical PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 25 2015 at 7:04 pm
SomeoneMagical PLATINUM, Durham, New Hampshire
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Nice, like the imagery and descriptions. Wonderful!
KylieK GOLD said...
on Jul. 25 2014 at 10:23 pm
KylieK GOLD, Mt. Washington, Kentucky
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&quot;To love is to surpass one&#039;s self.&quot;

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Thanks, Zavery!
HudaZav SILVER said...
on Jul. 10 2014 at 10:34 am
HudaZav SILVER, Toronto, Other
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&quot;Nothing is impossible; the word itself says &#039;I&#039;m possible&#039;!&quot; -Audrey Hepburn

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wow this is so well written! You really have a way with words. The feeling this poem emits is amazing!
KylieK GOLD said...
on May. 24 2013 at 10:09 am
KylieK GOLD, Mt. Washington, Kentucky
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&quot;To love is to surpass one&#039;s self.&quot;

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Exactly! Embrace the madness!
Mckay ELITE said...
on May. 22 2013 at 6:06 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

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Well then, that's two of us. And yes, we're all crazy in our own unique way. But hey, I like you said, so what? 
KylieK GOLD said...
on May. 20 2013 at 9:13 am
KylieK GOLD, Mt. Washington, Kentucky
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No, no, no! No one can ever be crazy for loving something! Love without bounds or apoligies, friend! (And, even if you were crazy. so what? :) I'm a little insane, myself. Aren't we all a little mad, to be writers?)   Anyways, thanks for the comment. I love that song with an undying passion as well.
Mckay ELITE said...
on May. 10 2013 at 2:39 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

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Bohemian Rhapsody! Oh, Maybe I'm the one who is crazy but I love you, as creepy as that may sound. That song is....oh I just don't have the words for it. The structure is amazing. As well as the message and everything about it. Please don't think I'm crazy or creepy. I'm just enthusiastic about great poetry.
KylieK GOLD said...
on Mar. 22 2013 at 10:56 pm
KylieK GOLD, Mt. Washington, Kentucky
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&quot;To love is to surpass one&#039;s self.&quot;

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Thank you! You don't know how much your comment means to me!
harrykaps SILVER said...
on Mar. 22 2013 at 3:58 pm
harrykaps SILVER, West Orange, New Jersey
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I really like your structure and the single lines with the repitition of "matter."  The continuity of the theme is awesome and the Bohemian Rhapsody quote was a very cool addition!