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qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

0 posted 2003-11-02 05:45 PM

FINDING MYSELF

Finding myself again,
is harder than before.
I know who I am now,
but I've always wanted more.

I'm my biggest critic.
I'm never good enough.
An ant in this cruel world.
No room to show my stuff.

A hermit to this place,
afraid to show my face.
Scared of what they'll think,
of a past I can't erase.

Won't settle for less than perfect,
when it comes to me.
Until then I hide.
My flaws they'll never see.

I am now a number,
no meaning in my name.
Making friends gets harder,
it'll never be the same.

The shell I thought I left behind,
finds me once again.
I'm so scared, don't wanna cry,
and so I crawl back in.

ELMO

"No man is EVER worth my tears, and the one who is, will never make me cry!"

littlewing
Member Rara Avis

since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

1 posted 2003-11-03 10:15 PM

Oh mann I do know how that is . . .
maybe thats why I am online

nice write q
*smile*
xxoo

CwboyAtHeart
Senior Member

since 2001-04-14

Posts 541
Selah, WA, USA

2 posted 2003-11-03 11:33 PM

Wow... I liked this a lot. I can really relate to it, it's not fun. Don't be afraid to be who you are... Thanks for posting this.

- C.K. Natland -

Nobody Is Perfect Until You Fall In Love With Them.

qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

3 posted 2003-11-04 06:45 PM

I just wanted to say thanx to both of you for the kind replies, I think most everyone has felt a bit like this at some point in their lives!

I love this place!!

ELMO

"No man is EVER worth my tears, and the one who is, will never make me cry!"

ranidae_poet
Member

since 2003-11-05

Posts 66
Texas,USA

4 posted 2003-11-05 03:46 PM

such beautifully honest poetry....

You have spoken words I have felt and some I have even written of....thanks for sharing this....i shall be watching for more from you.

mysticpoe
Senior Member

since 2003-02-28

Posts 883

5 posted 2003-11-06 10:28 AM

Nice renditions of feelings. An ant in this cruel world.
No room to show my stuff. Felt this way at times, nice lines, nice write.

poe

If nothing is something
then everything is
our thoughts and feelings
and all that exists.

SEA

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

6 posted 2003-11-06 02:33 PM

"Scared of what they'll think,
of a past I can't erase."

you shouldn't worry about what they'll think of your past, we all have one.....and not one of us can change them....learn from it and move on....and if they don't like it, that's their problem!

qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

7 posted 2003-11-06 06:15 PM

AWE!!! THanx you guys!! Ur replies mean sooo much to me

ELMO

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

8 posted 2003-11-08 12:46 PM

I can relate to this write, well.

good one

redrobin21865
Junior Member

since 2003-11-09

Posts 12
Florida, USA

9 posted 2003-11-10 09:58 AM

your work is great. at times it seems as if you are reading my mind.

qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

10 posted 2007-02-28 04:54 PM

ELMO

"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today!!"

Allysa

Senior Member

since 1999-11-09

Posts 1952
In an upside-down garden

11 posted 2007-05-01 07:52 PM

An old face.
Nice to read you again.

qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

12 posted 2007-05-01 07:58 PM

Yea I'm Back!!!

thanx!!!!

"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today!!"

hunnie_girl

Member Elite

since 2006-06-18

Posts 2567
Canada

13 posted 2007-05-04 01:09 AM

Wow this was so good. I loved it I can really relate to this which makes it even better... hope to read more
hunnie

~fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me~

Cheechako
Junior Member

since 2007-04-28

Posts 21
Texas

14 posted 2007-05-08 02:43 PM

Hello there qtpieelmo,
The one thing that stuck with me throughout the whole poem is the thought that some one might think they are useless, or kept outside the mainstream of life. A person like this does not realize just how unique and special they really are. When you think about it, you begin to see that there will never, ever, be somebody exactly like you again, for eternity. That sort of boggles the mind, don't you think?
A great poem, to be read again and again.
Thank you,
Cheechako

lovergurl
Member

since 2007-05-08

Posts 59
va

15 posted 2007-05-08 10:59 PM

i love it. I can't say I've felt like this before, But i absolutely love it.

Becca.

qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

16 posted 2007-05-10 03:45 PM

Awe Thanx you two---I love this place everyone is too kind!!!

ELMO

"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today!!"

lovergurl
Member

since 2007-05-08

Posts 59
va

17 posted 2007-05-10 05:38 PM

aww. i love it.

Becca.

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