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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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BlueSunset BRONZE said...
on Sep. 17 2012 at 4:02 am
BlueSunset BRONZE, Barcelona, Other
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&quot;Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don&#039;t matter and those who matter don&#039;t mind&quot;- Dr. Seuss

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Lovely piece of work, simple yet effective ;) xx keep it up :D
EstherSophia BRONZE said...
on Sep. 14 2012 at 11:49 am
EstherSophia BRONZE, Saint Cloud, Florida
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Loved it :) Very simple yet beautiful. I can relate. I went through something exactly like this recently and I feel the same way.
abcd said...
on Aug. 27 2012 at 9:34 am
Hackneyed means repeated to the point that it loses its meaning. A better word for me to have used would be cliched. Angsty just means full of angst, which is like anger and sadness mixed together. People normally say "angst" if the emotion was overly dramatic.
. said...
on Aug. 26 2012 at 9:41 pm
Great work - really enjoyed it.
loveisntreal GOLD said...
on Aug. 26 2012 at 7:34 pm
loveisntreal GOLD, Arcata, California
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im sorry, call me stupid. but what do the words hackneyed and angsty mean??
loveisntreal GOLD said...
on Aug. 26 2012 at 7:32 pm
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you did a really good job:) i can tottally relate to it, which is cool. keep on writing!!!!!!!!!!!!:)))
mmk96 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 14 2012 at 10:43 am
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this is very good(:
InkWriter13 said...
on Jun. 21 2012 at 2:24 pm
Nice and simple. It is clear, concise, and focused. Great work on this. A powerful message. Very real, very vivid, very insightful. Loved it. 5 stars. Would you please comment on my poems titled Wizard of Words and Onward and Upward?
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on Jun. 21 2012 at 7:28 am
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love love love!!
anonymous said...
on Jun. 20 2012 at 2:27 pm
Me too, but I'm speechless in a different way
abcd said...
on Jun. 20 2012 at 1:03 pm
I'm sure this piece was supposed to be uplifting, but it was more like a mash-up of several hackneyed terms. There was nothing new or intelligent about it, just another angsty poem.
bluhs said...
on Jun. 7 2012 at 4:58 pm
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That was an amazing poem. Go Free!!
theArtichoke said...
on Jun. 3 2012 at 1:18 pm
Gorgeous peom. Thank you for sharing this piece of art with the rest of us! I feel like in your well chosen words you've captured the meaning of freedom! You geniune talent! Do keep writing!
anonymous said...
on Jun. 1 2012 at 3:11 pm
This poem really isn't that great in my opinion. I see the emotion, but other than that idk why it was even posted in the magazine. 
Kenziemcm13 PLATINUM said...
on May. 30 2012 at 8:37 pm
Kenziemcm13 PLATINUM, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
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OMG! I love this poem! I can relate to it so much! My ex now has been playing me off and on he keeps crawling back to me when he has no other "girls" that will take him. (Note: why I say "girls" like that is for they do not have class or respect for themselves they only want him for one thing, if you get what I mean.) So I have been torn apart by him my heart hasbeen riped open multiple times. Once I think he is out of my life, once I am over him he shows up and wants me back and I am to stupid to say no... So this poem has really helped me! Thanks so much love it!! We just broke up again, and I have came to conclusion I need to move on to better things! :)
Fantasy100 BRONZE said...
on May. 30 2012 at 6:21 pm
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I like how its about what happen in the past and how the reaction taken was for the better
thegirlwhoissilence said...
on May. 30 2012 at 10:32 am
thegirlwhoissilence, San Antonio, Texas
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THIS WAS A GREAT POEM AND I LOVE IT BECAUSE WE ALL END UP CRYING AND GETTING HURT THATS JUST LIFE BUT WE GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON (:
thegirlwhoissilence said...
on May. 30 2012 at 10:29 am
thegirlwhoissilence, San Antonio, Texas
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THIS WAS A GREAT POEM AND I LOVE BECAUSE ALOT OF US ENDS UP CRYING ITS JUST AND IT HAPPENS BUT WE CAN ALWAYS GET OVER IT (:
KutieBabyDoll SILVER said...
on May. 9 2012 at 8:56 pm
KutieBabyDoll SILVER, Houston, Texas
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This was Really Gewd felt like i could relate
randilee BRONZE said...
on May. 8 2012 at 9:46 pm
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Boy have I been through something similiar! Great poem(: