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By Mollie K., Chicago, IL

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Photo credit: Emily F., Cape Town, South Africa

Faces swirl
fuse
mold
into one
as El trains
whip past.

I’ve Seen Your Face Before
you aren’t that different
At All

Faces recycled

Her:
A Porcelain doll
careful not to
shatter
the glass

Him:
eyes like
coffee truffles
follow mine
down
the escalator

Us:
gawky
sweet smiley silences
cross our faces
spelling out the words
we dare not say to
the other

Cosmic forces made it
this way;
we aren’t the same
simply repeated patterns,
a strand of DNA
dripping with A’s

T’s

C’s

G’s
Cohesive:
our humanity –
a fresh scar
sole tear
lone kiss

but faces
become the same
as El trains
whip past

This piece has also been published in Teen Ink's monthly print magazine.

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Regisky10 said...
Sep. 8 at 10:33 pm:

This was so deep, it could be shallow. I loved it!

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KICK3593 said...
Sep. 8 at 7:54 pm:

Good. At least you insist on something natural and a little more original in human nature.

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i<3jesus636 said...
Sep. 8 at 3:14 pm:

This poem is very deep. I love the flow, the words, the beauty- everything about it. Keep writing!

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aspiring.author.09 said...
Sep. 8 at 8:30 am:

This was very intriguing. I'm not sure I really understand ALL of it, but I do get some of it, and this poem was very good. I'd love to hear more from you, great job!

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Desiree R. said...
Sep. 6 at 9:25 am:

I love this poem.

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Yael R. said...
Sep. 3 at 9:58 pm:

i love the imagery that evokes movement (train/ swirling etc.) you really feel swept up in the poem

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bridget :) said...
Aug. 18 at 10:56 pm:

wow i love dis poem cz like dat happens all da time 2 people like do i kno u and like ya :)

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Shanika P. said...
Aug. 8 at 6:17 pm:

"Cohesive:
our humanity --
a fresh scar
sole tear
lone kiss"

I like that.

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Eilina S. said...
Aug. 8 at 3:40 pm:

Amazingly, this stads out from all the other suff her. Its a whirlwind of ideas that don't stop. This is what freestyle poetry is at a normal level. This is the kind of thing normal people should be writing. It has a vague rythym, and a theme. That's all it needs. Well done!

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babe892 said...
Aug. 8 at 7:20 am:

This was really great- I loved it! What great images to put out there, so vivid, so interesting.

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despurlock said...
Aug. 1 at 5:24 pm:

This is the second time I have read this poem and it becomes better with every reading! Keep up the great work!

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LilJ<3 said...
Jul. 31 at 12:53 am:

this is great. you are really talented.

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Alexia B. said...
Jul. 30 at 5:23 pm:

i love this poem

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MorningStar15 said...
Jul. 26 at 1:02 am:

i have never read anything like it before! it was so original and sweet... i loved it i truely did... thanks for posting it! <3, Kayla P.S. i posted a ton of new work...check it out...please and thank you...

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Duckie430 said...
Jul. 24 at 5:52 pm:

really beautiful. good job.

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MszRAiNDROPsz said...
Jul. 24 at 2:46 am:

deep. i love it.

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