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Not What They Seem

June 14, 2013
By BlazeRayn BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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BlazeRayn BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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&quot;If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it&#039;s yours to keep.&quot;<br /> &quot;You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only thing left to do.&quot;<br /> &quot;When the world says Give Up, Faith says Try it One More Time.&quot;

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People are not what they seem to be,
Deep in their souls you cannot see.
Only their faces, lit from the outside,
Inside broken, defeated, they just want to hide.
They smile, they laugh, they play along,
Until you hear their pleading song.
Everyone is dying silently, with continuous falls,
All drowning in the sea of faces-- the halls.
Invisible pain behind a girl's grin,
A boy who hates but cannot stop his sin.
You and I are like this too,
Don't act as if this is new.
Do people see the real you, by the look in your eyes?
Or do they stare right through and see only lies?
Don't glance at me and see only pretend,
Instead look through my soul, and see a girl going from start to end.
I'm human too, and you have no idea what I go through.

© Catlin B., Marblehead, MA

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Just a poem about my innermost thoughts.
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OneSeven-billionth PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 5 2018 at 4:39 pm
OneSeven-billionth PLATINUM, Westerville, Ohio
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"Writing does not resurrect, it buries." - John Green<br /> "We are all just barnacles on the container ship of consciousness."-John Green

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"Only their faces, lit from the outside, Inside broken, defeated, they just want to hide. They smile, they laugh, they play along," That is great... I can relate
Hanban12 ELITE said...
on Aug. 19 2013 at 5:41 pm
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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No problem; thank YOU for writing it :D
BlazeRayn BRONZE said...
on Aug. 18 2013 at 7:04 pm
BlazeRayn BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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Thanks! I felt as if t always hoped and dreamed one day someone would say those words to me. Im not much of a poet, more of a novelist, but i felt as if this poem just had to be written :)
Hanban12 ELITE said...
on Aug. 18 2013 at 6:59 pm
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Aw, this poem speaks the truth and rings a bell in the readers mind. It is soo true how people judge before they get to know a person and that those same people hide their intermost feelings. Great job on this; your rhyming is spot on and the rythym moves smoothly. My favorite line is: "Everyone is dying silently with continuous falls." This is very true, and even if we dont realize it, everyone dies a little inside until they cant take it anymore. The ending of your poem tells others that no matter how much you judge someone, you dont have any idea what they go through. Wonderful! You have an amazing talent! :P
Maldivian said...
on Jul. 3 2013 at 9:13 pm
Maldivian, Fuvahmulak, New York
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i really like it and thats so cool
HammadWaseem said...
on Jun. 30 2013 at 7:39 pm
HammadWaseem, Lahore, Other
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Be proud of who you are.<br /> -Eminem<br /> <br /> You can&#039;t see me<br /> -John Cena<br /> <br /> Ooh, somebody stop me!<br /> -Mask

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thats so cool. I like it!