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amy-smith
Hi, How are you?   Good.  And u? Good.  Just seeing if you were ok.    I’m great.  I won.  You talked to me first. Congratulations.  What did you win?    Huh? Another trophy… for your ego?  Because you really don’t need one of those Quickly made, over-priced at someone elses expense for your immediate gratification You have too many of those trophies already. Your skeleton closet is already too full…. It won’t even close… With all the bones falling out everywhere broken and chipped And then you put those chips on your shoulder Stacking them higher and higher Until you are so uneven Disfigured, almost. One side pulled down with all that weight, dragging you along,,,, But you ****** yourself forward, each day, your fresh face to the wind, Almost like a Dr. Jekkyl and Mr. Hide, Broken and alone. Looking for another meaningless trophy To put in your closet.
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Apr 27, 2016
Apr 27, 2016 at 2:21 PM UTC
The Silent Treatment by: Amy Smith
I am not an object You don’t own me I am not too be domesticated You didn’t make me Try to put me in my place What place is that Who told you so Using your brawn no brain I’m smart and wise Tender as a dove Stubborn as a bull Caring Sweet Vicious
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Jun 25, 2013
Jun 25, 2013 at 5:40 PM UTC
Object
Oh woman How were you made How did you come to be what you are Strong, weak, fragile, warrior Moving on and on Through this life of labor and love Bearing all while baring all At the mercy of force Your mind is a side show And a fortress of pain A place of hope and faith Forgiveness and revenge Oh beautiful creature How you were made
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Jun 25, 2013
Jun 25, 2013 at 1:58 PM UTC
Oh woman
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea; But we loved with a love that was more than love- I and my Annabel Lee; With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsman came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me- Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we- Of many far wiser than we- And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee. For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride, In the sepulchre there by the sea, In her tomb by the sounding sea. Edgar Allan Poe
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Jun 25, 2013
Jun 25, 2013 at 10:08 AM UTC
Annabel Lee By: Edgar Allen Poe
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea; But we loved with a love that was more than love- I and my Annabel Lee; With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsman came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me- Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we- Of many far wiser than we- And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee. For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride, In the sepulchre there by the sea, In her tomb by the sounding sea. Edgar Allan Poe
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We two were lovers, the Sea and I; We plighted our troth ‘neath a summer sky. And all through the riotous ardent weather We dreamed, and loved, and rejoiced together. * * * At times my lover would rage and storm. I said: ‘No matter, his heart is warm.’ Whatever his humour, I loved his ways, And so we lived though the golden days. I know not the manner it came about, But in the autumn we two fell out. Yet this I know – ‘twas the fault of the Sea, And was not my fault, that he changed to me. * * * I lingered as long as a woman may To find what her lover will do or say. But he met my smiles with a sullen frown, And so I turned to the wooing Town. Oh, bold was this suitor, and blithe as bold! His look was as bright as the Sea’s was cold. As the Sea was sullen, the Town was gay; He made me forget for a winter day. For a winter day and a winter night He laughed my sorrow away from sight. And yet, in spite of his mirth and cheer, I knew full well he was insincere. And when the young buds burst on the tree, The old love woke in my heart for the Sea. Pride was forgotten – I knew, I knew, That the soul of the Sea, like my own, was true. I heard him calling, and lo! I came, To find him waiting, for ever the same. And when he saw me, with murmurs sweet He ran to meet me, and fell at my feet. And so again ‘neath the summer sky We have plighted our troth, the Sea and I. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Jun 25, 2013
Jun 25, 2013 at 10:07 AM UTC
A Lover's Quarrel By: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
I told you the winter would go, love, I told you the winter would go, That he'd flee in shame when the south wind came, And you smiled when I told you so. You said the blustering fellow Would never yield to a breeze, That his cold, icy breath had frozen to death The flowers, the birds, and trees. And I told you the snow would melt, love, In the passionate glance o' the sun; And the leaves o' the trees, and the flowers and bees, Would come back again, one by one. That the great, gray clouds would vanish, And the sky turn tender and blue; And the sweet birds would sing, and talk of the spring And, love, it has all come true. I told you that sorrow would fade, love, And you would forget half your pain; That the sweet bird of song would waken ere long, And sing in your ***** again; That hope would creep out of the shadows, And back to its nest in your heart, And gladness would come, and find its old home, And that sorrow at length would depart. I told you that grief seldom killed, love, Though the heart might seem dead for awhile. But the world is so bright, and full of warm light That 'twould waken at length, in its smile. Ah, love! was I not a true prophet? There's a sweet happy smile on your face; Your sadness has flown - the snow-drift is gone, And the buttercups bloom in its place. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Jun 24, 2013
Jun 24, 2013 at 5:24 PM UTC
I Told You By: Ella Wheeler Wilcox