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abhursty
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0 posted 2011-02-12 09:20 PM



Pictures on the Wall

I ache inside and you just smile
You stare at me with eyes full of life
I look at you and I want to shake you until you cry
I want you to cry like I always do now
Yet I want you to laugh like you will forever
I hope you never stop even when I can't see you
Those pictures on the wall remind me of who I will never be again
They show me everything I have lost
As I grew and realized the world around me
Has become only pain for those who are in it
I wish I never knew that
For it is too late to take back

I wrote this one day when I was looking at some old pictures from wen I was a kid. I guess I was mad because I'd want to be little again. Never seeing what lies in front of you. Any way I can improve my poem and my poetry in general is greatly appreciated.

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JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
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1 posted 2011-02-12 09:45 PM


Try rewording your poem. Here is an example.

<><><>

I ache inside and you just smile
You stare at me with eyes full of life
I want to shake you until you cry
I want you to cry like I do now
I also want you to laugh forever
And never stop 'ere I can't see you
Old pictures tell me who I was
They show me everything I have lost
I understand the world around me
Has only pain for those in it
I wish I had never learned that
For it's too late to take it back

~ There's nothing worse than desiring more than you are desired.--Justine Cook / "Portrait" ~

abhursty
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since 2009-02-25
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2 posted 2011-02-13 05:02 PM


Thank you for your idea. ^.^
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