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From Down Under

March 15, 2010
By MishGirl GOLD, Mason, Ohio
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MishGirl GOLD, Mason, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.&rdquo;<br /> &ldquo;True friends stab you in the front.&rdquo;

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Partying,
Drinking,
Smoking.
Something's wrong with me.

Cutting,
Proposing,
Peircings.
Can someone please help me.

My world I once knew
Oh, so well
Has crumbled under my feet.

I realize now,
all my pain is
From down under.

Once again the needle
hits my bear skin.
I just can't seem to stop.

Addicted
Just one more night
I whisper to myself.

In the night I realize
All the things I've gone through are
From down under

The man I once knew and loved
had lied to me about the
other girl

In my life,
Everything with my brokeness is
From down under.

© Alana R.

The author's comments:
This poem was written when I felt like I had lost all control over everything in my life. This tells some of the basics that I've gone through over the course of the past three to eight months.
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austenite GOLD said...
on Jul. 13 2011 at 11:06 pm
austenite GOLD, River Falls, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
...one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love....I love...I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on. -Mr. Darcy

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I'm sorry that you had to go through all of this....I hope that it all works out and that you become a stronger person because of it all! Very well written and moving poem.
GzusFreak10 GOLD said...
on Jun. 29 2010 at 4:52 pm
GzusFreak10 GOLD, Staten Island, New York
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Wow. That's so sad! Just wondering exactly: what do you mean about "It's all from down under"? This is so heart-breaking! I like how you wrote this!