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LoveBug
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0 posted 2000-01-30 11:15 PM


You are like the diamond
You glimmer and glow
And shine so brightly
Some, like me, draw close
To feel your warmth, your heat
Only to find none

You are like the diamond
You are bright and strong
But you have no warmth, or love
It’s a terrible game
To play with people’s hearts
Like mine

You are like the diamond
You will last longer than most
But you will have no love
No warmth to back up that bright light
So what kind of life will it be?
Besides long?

Will you regret it someday?
Regret being so much like the diamond
Regret being so cold
And look for me
A find me gone?
Can I ever leave?

No, I can never leave you
I am drawn to this cold light
This false sense of warmth you give
I keep wishing and hoping
That someday you will give warmth and love
But this will never be

Diamonds last forever



 "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world"

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Jer
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1 posted 2000-01-30 11:48 PM


Hey LoveBug....  I like how you used the diamonds this poem.  Remember, love my come and go...  but friends are there forever.  Well,  I'm atleast!  =)
Mistikman
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2 posted 2000-01-30 11:56 PM


Great poem, as always LoveBug

Jer!! Welcome back!!! I missed you  

 I am not a poet, I am merely one who speaks in emotion

poetry_kills
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3 posted 2000-01-31 02:02 AM


lovebug: i LOVE conceits!! *Waa haa haa* anyway... to your poem... i love the diamond analogy and what you do with it in the poem... i find that a lot of poets have trouble carrying a metaphor or idea all the way through the poem and i think you do a beautiful job of that here... there are only a few minor details that i think you could improve to give the poem a better flow... the last lines of the 2nd & 3rd stanzas seem a bit awkward with their short verse (in comparison with the rest)... perhaps just lengthen them a bit to something like "hearts like mine" and "besides too long?"... just a few extra syllables would give the poem a much smoother feel to it i think... very good job and i can't wait to see your next conceit...

sincerely,
jerome the boy who needs to pee but can't because his roomate's in the shower :>

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4 posted 2000-01-31 11:13 AM


Hey everyone! Thanks for the nice comments and suggestions. I'm new to free-form.

Welcome back, Jer!!! C-ya on ICQ  

 "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world"

Bronx
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5 posted 2000-01-31 07:19 PM


Yeah-
I know exactly what your talking about.  I think!?  My interpretation was that someone could be so nice and you like 'em and stuff but they don't have the right emostions to back up their good looks!  I think.  Am I close at all?
Poetically yours
Bronx

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It's a jungle out there!

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6 posted 2000-01-31 10:39 PM


Great work!  I love the diamond analogy, it's a great way to show how cold hearted other people can sometimes be.  Wonderful job, Love Bug, I am impressed.  

 *Krista Knutson*

One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.
~*Antonio Porchia*~

faith
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7 posted 2000-02-01 01:15 PM


Hey friend nice work! faith
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8 posted 2000-02-01 03:29 PM


Bronx, the person I wrote this about has good looks and has a nice manner, but when you get down to it, he is...well, like the diamond. Thanks for the nice comments, everyone!

 "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world"

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