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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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kdiddy. BRONZE said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 7:52 am
kdiddy. BRONZE, Hinton, West Virginia
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I absolutely love this poem(: good job!
Dunkelheitstieg BRONZE said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 5:50 am
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&quot;The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things. Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?,&quot;Leonardo da Vinci.

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I love this poem, it's heavy.........:) Could you maybe look at poems and comment? Peace:)
toflyaway said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 2:36 am
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This piece is so beautifully written.
Lost4Ever SILVER said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 1:53 am
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its beautiful...love it..
coco_babe BRONZE said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 12:06 am
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this is an amazing and empowering peice :)
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I relate to this a lot. it's very well written. check out my work sometime.:)
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on Mar. 30 2010 at 9:43 pm
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this is wonderful because it's both empowering and soft, which is not an easy thing to do... to create a piece that shows emotion as well as strength beautiful... <3.
Riley141 GOLD said...
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I realy liked it...Keep writing.
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This was really deep. i love how you used that picture with it
DeleteThisAccount1480 said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 3:26 pm
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this is absolutely amazing, keep up the good work =)
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I love this poem! I wish I could give you constructive criticism but nothing I could say could make this poem better than it already is. It's very good and exceptionally inspirational.
FLAT5LIF3 said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 2:33 pm
I LOV3 TI5 IT5 GR3AT
ShAtTeReD_dReAmS said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 2:18 pm
its good i like the meaning left in it
vchdeo GOLD said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 2:07 pm
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this isn't very poetic, but i love the organization of the words and the pain in the story
Kaleskat said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 8:28 am
this is amazing! This describes how I have been feeling! Keep on writing! :) Your amazing at it.
Energy233 said...
on Mar. 8 2010 at 9:02 pm
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This is great.
Rissy15 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 8 2010 at 7:38 pm
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Yes, absouloutley amazing! And it's alot how i write I love free verse. Check out mine. THANKS!
OpenEyes BRONZE said...
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I love it its really good
S1234 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 8 2010 at 5:27 pm
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Great work!! I can definitely relate to this, and so many other people can. Very well written!

Comment and rate my work if you get teh chance!
Anjo! SILVER said...
on Mar. 8 2010 at 4:23 pm
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YA!! this is sooo amazing, i love how you write. its kinda like how i write too. and this puts a smile on my face. Go woman! haha. keep writing, express those inner demons!