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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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Indilove GOLD said...
on May. 8 2012 at 7:29 am
Indilove GOLD, Kenockee, Michigan
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I love this!!! Great work!!! And congrats on gettin in the magazine! Take a look at some of my stuff plz:)
Jaycee92 PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 27 2012 at 9:33 am
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Deffinently Relatable to me. I've been through something very similar.
anavit15 SILVER said...
on Apr. 22 2012 at 7:13 pm
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great poem! i have never been through anything like this, but i was really awed ad inspired :)
Melissa6453 SILVER said...
on Apr. 16 2012 at 8:53 pm
Melissa6453 SILVER, Citra, Florida
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This is a realllllly good poem!!

Also, I am new on here. Every time i submit a poem it appears with a bunch of question marks that weren't there before. Does anyone know how to fix this? 
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on Apr. 16 2012 at 7:57 pm
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I really loved this poem and it made me think. (Trust me, that's a good thing.) This really moved me...Please read some of my work, I'd really appretciate it :)
Nealmonte said...
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This poem is fantastic. It strikes a sense of courage into the heart.
Crazy_stupid_Love said...
on Apr. 16 2012 at 1:29 pm
this is like an awesome poem man!! its like omg!! ^^
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I love this poem.. its moving me really..:)
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great poem. you really have a future in this
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wow this is really good....
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on Mar. 25 2012 at 8:08 am
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I remember how great it was reading this! You're amazing!
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HOW DO U MAKE UR STORY ON THE MAGIZINE
cupcake48 BRONZE said...
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wow just wow and hey do you know a little place up there called perry
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Breath taking :D & completely inspiring for a girl like me (: Thanks & Keep Writing !
JackTElliott BRONZE said...
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This is great! Nice work you should post more. PS How do you make your article more popular :P (Im new)
Aeliss-Novak-the-Zombie-Space-Pirate BRONZE said...
on Mar. 3 2012 at 1:10 am
Aeliss-Novak-the-Zombie-Space-Pirate BRONZE, That Place With All The Trees And Stuff, Oregon
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Sorry Emerson, but I dissagree, Lilyan is already an amazing writer! And I don't even usualy like poetry.
Aeliss-Novak-the-Zombie-Space-Pirate BRONZE said...
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This is beautiful, I'm speechless...

*****

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I love this. :)
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on Feb. 10 2012 at 7:27 pm
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Inspiring :)
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I love this!!