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Did You Hear What You Just Said?

September 19, 2013
By writtenonmysoul PLATINUM, Farmington, New Mexico
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writtenonmysoul PLATINUM, Farmington, New Mexico
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Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

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Did it sound good in your head?
Those cruel words you said
the ones that were faded
overused
wrong
I heard them
they echoed around
inside me
floating slowly
taking me away
until one day
i'm nothing but a memory
standing helplessly
on the outside of this cruel world

© Allison F., Menlo Park, CA

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I hope you will see this and know how we feel on the other side. What you say can hurt people. Think.
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