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Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

0 posted 2002-02-08 11:57 PM

How Long Did It Take You To Get That Ugly?

Your words, on the edge of bite
Spoken in anger, born of spite
Faces smiling but underneath
Feel the knife drawn from your sheath

With care for no one, you spoke
Venom, you chose to invoke
spewed words of insinuation
rhymes held your accusation

Now all I ask is how long did it take
To get that ugly, for heaven’s sake
And why show that side to me
Lying in wait in your poetry.

SEA

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with you

1 posted 2002-02-09 12:00 PM

WOW....I remember this Challenge phrase from Marge....you did a fantastic job with this phrase!!!

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

2 posted 2002-02-09 12:14 PM

And why show that side to me
Lying in wait in your poetry.
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I have thought this many times...
it so saddens me to see words become weapons.
Poetry shouldnt be "ugly" ... but then neither should poets.

Well done Poetess Divine ... thanks for the remind.

You speak to me in riddles and you speak to me in rhymes.
My body aches to breathe your breath ... your words keep me alive.

~Sarah McLachlan~

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

3 posted 2002-02-09 12:55 PM

(big hugggsssssss) Oh my gosh, I know just how you feel, it too saddens me when words can get real messy and can hurt others and libel them so very much! (sad sigh) So sad but wonderfully written, sweet friend, we all love you so much, I remember this wonderful challenge too! (kiss on cheek) You have such a beautiful heart, sweet friend, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Professor Gloom
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since 2000-07-23

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of Depression

4 posted 2002-02-09 09:14 AM

I remember this challenge,
And you returned to it with fine form.

I could truly identify with this,
It could have been written about me.

It took me more than several years
With many comments and ugly jeers.

Gloom

DayDreamer99
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since 2002-01-23

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5 posted 2002-02-09 09:16 AM

*sigh* it was a really good poem..nice work! bye!
Tifferz

strbbux
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since 2001-12-19

Posts 3859

6 posted 2002-02-09 09:16 AM

Oh my gosh Poet, how I love this, The title just grabbed me. Great write.

floria

Floria

"Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them"
(Oliver Wendell Holmes)

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

7 posted 2002-02-09 09:56 PM

Well, I never was involved in that challenge.

Not at pip then, but you surely must have
done well at it...having read this..

ethome
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since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

8 posted 2002-02-09 09:58 PM

I don't remember the challenge but this sure reached out and grabbed me.....excellent work!

wayoutwalt
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since 1999-06-22

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TEXAS (it's all big)

9 posted 2002-02-09 10:35 PM

that speaks alot towards posting poetry anywhere on the net there are a lotta houndogs out there...nice write

Sven

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since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

10 posted 2002-02-10 07:55 PM

this speaks on many levels. . . and all too truly in some cases. . .

great job. . .

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