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I Take Back My Tears MAG

September 5, 2008
By Lilyan Howard BRONZE, Tallahasee, Florida
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I take back my tears
the wasted years
I spent crying
for what never could happen

I take back my heart
my shattered heart
Up off the ground
and back in my arms

I take back my hope
wasted on you
and toss it aside
for it has no meaning now

Nothing you say
no words
no songs
can heal the bleeding wound
That you opened again and again

I walk a free woman
held by nothing of yours
and fly away free
as free as the wind

© Ankaret E., Brampton, England

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PaRaNoRmAl627 GOLD said...
on Mar. 17 2011 at 6:41 pm
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good for you! can you bottle up some of that happy free spirit for mee?
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on Mar. 17 2011 at 4:08 pm
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I really like it:) It's very inspirational.
TheHangingGirl BRONZE said...
on Mar. 17 2011 at 2:34 pm
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I Agree. Amazing poem.
Pickles-29 said...
on Mar. 17 2011 at 2:33 pm
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great job!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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on Mar. 17 2011 at 1:18 pm
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I like the independent tone! Makes me feel strong and confident
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This is inspiring. You gave me goosebumps.
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r u Athena willams? lol
BBALL101 said...
on Mar. 17 2011 at 1:04 pm
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i couldnt agree more:) it was great.
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You have done a wonderful job if voicing what so many people should. The art of getting up and moving over the pain into happier days. Beautifully written.
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on Mar. 17 2011 at 12:00 pm
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Beautifully written <3
darkangel95 said...
on Mar. 17 2011 at 10:07 am
thats kool
JesBabes BRONZE said...
on Mar. 17 2011 at 9:38 am
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Your poem really touches my heart!! I love it so much!!
Athena95 GOLD said...
on Mar. 17 2011 at 9:07 am
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this is Awesome
GoldSage said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 7:36 pm
That is really awesome. That could easily speak to many heart. Keep writing.
CassidyMarturana BRONZE said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 6:17 pm
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Amazingnesssss! Love this poem! :)
cheyenne1997 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 5:19 pm
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awsomely amazing..it would make a great song
thinkofsomethingbetter GOLD said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 3:00 pm
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this is ahhhmazing(: how long have you been writing? please check out some of my stuff
Basketball23 SILVER said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 2:29 pm
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I LOVE this poem!!!  It completely relates to my situations in life.  Keep up the GREAT work!!!
oliviahatesalicia BRONZE said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 12:11 pm
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This poem is so relatable to soo many girls out there.  We've all wasted our time on something..especially love, which I think this is about.  This poem is very inspirational for people out there.
wavedancer BRONZE said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 12:09 pm
wavedancer BRONZE, Streamwood, Illinois
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I applaud the emotion you put into this poem. You let the reader get a sense of what you felt during a certain time and it is inviting for people who may feel the same. I think your choice of free verse was the best choice because it allowed the poem to flow naturally without trying to stay in a set of rules of other structured poems. Good Job.!