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amandajo

  • Controlled

    I controlMy futureMy lifeMy pastMy presentMyself....Then why doesIt feel likeSomeone elseIs running it, running me?I can see That I may need guidanceBut it's my choice if I take that guidance.I ...

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  • Torn

    This is my second poem and I just wanted to know what you guys thought of it and how i can make it better.There are two sides of meThey both ...

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  • Freedom (1)

    "Honey, don't be afraid to go after your dreams. Fly if you want to fly. Cry if you need to cry. Don't be afraid of what you have become. I ...

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  • Trapped

    I stare at the glassAs tears leave hiddenTrails down my cheeks.I wonder at the small things,Like how I can feel like thisOn such a glorious day.Such a be alone;To be ...

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  • Wings of Concrete

    I lay without breath,As cold as death.The soft whisper of handsHidden by deeper body an empty shell,Feels like falling into an endless well;My soul will wanderLeaving something to ponder.Within those ...

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  • I Look....

    I lay in bed, Watching.I look at theFlying birdOutside my window.I look at theTrees,Dancing and swayingWith the wind.I look at theCrackSplitting my cieling.I look at theSleeping formAcross from me.I l

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  • Eternal Friend

    I feel a throbbing under my feet,A loud, raucous beat;Under the full moon, in the eternal rainI stand, captured by an invisible chainHolding me in placeBelow the intoxicating sky full ...

    2 min read
  • Names

    [iProbably not my best work but beings I had an assignment to do I thought I'd give it a try. Hope you like it. ][/i]We're all given a nameSecretly given ...

    1 min read
  • It Feels....

    I'm left you move on,I stand still.Nothing can change what's happened;It's how it's meant to be,That's what you said.How does it feel?To be left behind by the one you loved?To ...

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  • Hatred

    Hatred isRed, bloodyBody clenching painInside I feelAngerAt everyoneAt everythingAt myselfAnd I feel out of placeThere's no connection No one's thereAnd I want to knowWhat it is that is holding me ...

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  • Blind

    I stare aroundwith my glazed eyes,and wonderHow did I get here?How am I still standing? The people around me haveno ideawhat I am going through.And I don't even think they ...

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  • Hurt

    I stood there,On cyberspace chatAnd watched you stepping back....Again.Sometimes it gets old,You know?I do.One-sided relationships End fastDon't last.Just to tell you,I'm getting sick of it.Of everyon

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  • Bloody Bride

    Kind of gory, what do you think?Wrestling on the bed,laughing.You pin her easily.She stares at you breathlessly,lips inches away,teasingly quivering.You slowly lower your mouth to hers.....Two boys, o

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  • Family First

    I wanted to tell you that what you did was wrong.You taking her side shouldn't have happened.I can't stand that you don't really care anymore;That you want her in your ...

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  • Deadly Dream

    Pondering sleep of mineAround my waking body blackened vineThe knife held in hand pulses with lightTrying to carve my last nightGlinting with a deadly glarePressed upon satin with bloddy flareA ...

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  • What I Want and What I Need

    Hey guys, ya its been a while since I've been on. This is just to warm up so I can get back into the rythm of things. Tell me what ...

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— Anne Lamott