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Floundering

June 24, 2010
By ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
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ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.<br /> Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /> &lt;3

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Floundering.
Like a fish on the dock.
You’ve left me helpless
Heart-broken and lost

I can’t breathe
Without the sting
Of what we had
Burning the shards of my heart.

Slowly. Carefully.
I’m putting the
Blackened shards
Together again

I’ve got up my guard.
My heart’s protected.
I’ll never again be
The floundering fish on the dock.

© Sadra L., Buckeye, AZ

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This is a piece I wrote on one of those sleepless nights.
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ellyncannon PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 3 2010 at 10:03 am
ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
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That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.<br /> Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /> &lt;3

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No... I actually put rocks in your socks... hello! didn't you feel them???

thanks!

Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 23 2010 at 3:13 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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Wow Elly - This is absolutely amazing. Great stuff. The imagery is very vivid and over-all - the poem rocks my socks! <3