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Inevermetsomeone
Whocouldtalksofast
Andsaynexttonothing
Insuchanurgentmanner.

I NEVER MET SOMEONE
WHO COULD TALK SO LOUD
AND YET SPEAK SO SOFTLY
I COULD BARELY HEAR.

I … like … never … um … met … ­someone …
who … could … uh … think … so … much …
and … like … say … hmm … so … little …
that … I … er … saw … no … point … to … it …

!!!I!!!never!!!met!!!someone!!!
?who?could?use?tons?of?punctuation?
!?and!?express!?no!?emotion!?
… it … sounded … like … m-o-n-o-t-o-n-e …

I never met someone
who could fake it so well
and fail so miserably
that I stopped believing.

DidYOUum!!!hear

that?

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stanza1VIP said...
Feb. 1 at 6:29 pm:

thi is dope!

 
zeedancerVIP replied...
Feb. 1 at 9:26 pm :

That.......is........LEGIT!!!

 
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CrazyNerdyFangirl said...
Jan. 10 at 9:31 pm:

That was really creative. XD Love.

 
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NigomayNamikazeVIP said...
Jan. 10 at 7:13 pm:

Wwwoooooowwww! That was so tough! I luvvvved it!

 
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Andres V. VIP said...
Jan. 10 at 4:59 pm:

i like it it alot. very creative

 
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poet.loverVIP said...
Jan. 10 at 9:45 am:

wow such a different view of writing in this poem than most poems. i really love it. this poem, although somewhat humorous, reaches levels of depression, happiness, and all the emotions in between. very well written!! please take a look at some of my poems please, thanks!

 
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Missundrstoodx2VIP said...
Jan. 10 at 2:02 am:

humorous play on punctuation and verbal norms people pick up and carry on. nice!

 
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Pizefighter said...
Dec. 31, 2011 at 11:29 pm:

Your use of punctuation and capitalization is PHENOMENAL. You used them in a way that didn't detract from the message, but actually made it clearer. Rock. On.

 
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TaoTwins said...
Dec. 19, 2011 at 1:29 pm:

really good work, i really enjoyed it. I think its very original!

 
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TaoTwins said...
Dec. 19, 2011 at 1:28 pm:

That was AWESOME! I love it!!

And i enjoyed reading it. Very original!

 

 
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belieberVIP said...
Dec. 5, 2011 at 7:15 pm:

love this! check out mine? :)

 
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Hobbit@Heart .. VIP said...
Nov. 7, 2011 at 6:58 pm:

Very well written.. And of course very true, {especially when applied to stereo-typical, surbia teens}

 
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Ally1832VIP said...
Nov. 5, 2011 at 1:53 pm:

Wow. I literally said WOW! out loud. This was completely amazing. Like...I have no words to describe how much I actually liked this poem. No...I loved it...

 
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Afra-VIP said...
Nov. 4, 2011 at 8:33 am:

=D i loved your poem...

 
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RisibleVIP said...
Sept. 22, 2011 at 4:34 pm:

It's making fun of how teenagers talk and write, and exposing how with all the talk, not much actually gets said. It's also exposing someone that hides behind all that talk with lies and empty words. Sorry Joanna L. I love the poem and felt the need to respond! :) Apologies, and correct me, if that's not right! 

 
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Mrs.parez said...
Sept. 22, 2011 at 1:12 pm:

i dont get it

 
RisibleVIP replied...
Sept. 22, 2011 at 4:35 pm :

It's making fun of how teenagers talk and write, and exposing how with all the talk, not much actually gets said. It's also exposing someone that hides behind all that talk with lies and empty words. Sorry Joanna L. I love the poem and felt the need to respond! :) Apologies, and correct me, if that's not right!

 
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Laura_OliverVIP said...
Jul. 18, 2011 at 6:39 pm:

This is a nice, fun poem. DidYOUum!!!hear that? I certainly did!

 
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Angie.HudakVIP said...
Jul. 18, 2011 at 1:01 pm:

I'm in love with this! The poem is creative and uses other things than words to get a point across :) I'd love to see more poetry like this!

 
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Alon_FreevoiceVIP said...
Jul. 18, 2011 at 5:54 am:

CREATIVITY ALERTNESS!!

 
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lovetildeathVIP said...
Jul. 18, 2011 at 1:49 am:

I like how the different forms of pnctuation t makes the flow of the poem easier to read.Good work and ikts qite original.

 
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Kat4ever333VIP said...
Jun. 26, 2011 at 7:32 pm:

its unique and beautiful

 
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YouAreBeautiful said...
Jun. 26, 2011 at 3:54 pm:

The part where it's all caps, made me yell it in my head. Which gave me a headache.

 

Great poem though!:D

 
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cassxxx8 said...
Jun. 8, 2011 at 1:09 pm:

this was interesting to read

 
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EmilyDs said...
Jan. 1, 2011 at 10:44 pm:

Hmm...this is very interesting style!

 
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tsa502 said...
Dec. 10, 2010 at 1:46 pm:

This is a well written poem. It has a lot of creativity to it. This poem uses different types of words to make the poem flow easier. The last stanza is all my favorite. "I never met someone/who could fake it so well/and fail so miserably/that I stopped believing. This stanza could be used to describe many people and their situation in the world today.

 
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Amnoona said...
Oct. 5, 2010 at 4:50 pm:

Very creative! A well-written poem with a nice iambic-pentameter.

Welldone. This is fabulous!

 
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Suhyoon said...
Oct. 5, 2010 at 3:42 am:

Amazing rhythm and voice!

You make excellent use of irregular spacing and punctuation to achieve this effect.

A clear message too :)

 

 
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savagivity777 said...
May 26, 2010 at 1:18 pm:

While the creative approach is pleasing at first read through, it lacks the sort of depth that would cause me to read this again, and again. Other than that, Phillip is pleased.

 
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BiancaMarie said...
May 26, 2010 at 10:39 am:

i like itttt!

 

 
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August B. said...
May 4, 2010 at 10:39 pm:

uhh i get it, i'm still a little hazy on the point of writing this. but overall, great poem!

 
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Destinyschool6 said...
Apr. 20, 2010 at 8:20 pm:

Omg awesome poem it was so creative and i can not wait to turn it in as my language arts homework on monday. The assignment was to find an awesome poem that you thaught was original and something you have never seen before this one totally won.

 
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Literalist17 said...
Apr. 12, 2010 at 10:07 am:

wow, i really liked this, very nicely done.

 
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nvrxexistedx2xuVIP said...
Apr. 12, 2010 at 8:32 am:

I really like this!

 
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SilentDeath134VIP said...
Apr. 10, 2010 at 7:33 pm:

wow this was really creative i loved it!!

 

 
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Joyful_angel said...
Mar. 21, 2010 at 10:31 pm:

i really it

 
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iliketac0sVIP said...
Mar. 21, 2010 at 4:42 pm:

love it! :)

 
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SaveThEmpty said...
Feb. 8, 2010 at 7:01 pm:

creative..i really like it!

 
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sedaracapree said...
Feb. 5, 2010 at 2:59 pm:

this poem is truly amazing! ive read it about a million times already. it never gets old. keep writing and dont ever stop! best of luck. ohh. and check out and comment on my 1 poem. :p thankss

 
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2Kool4UVIP said...
Jan. 23, 2010 at 9:49 pm:

this was great

 
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JRudnicki said...
Jan. 17, 2010 at 3:46 pm:

Wow. At first this was a bit confusing, but then I got it. I genuinely got it.
AND IT'S SO GOOD!
Like, really, really, good.
Keep it up.

 
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LondonWoodVIP said...
Jan. 14, 2010 at 2:39 pm:

this is so creative!
i love it

 
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booklover said...
Jan. 9, 2010 at 7:59 pm:

made mee laugh liked it alot.!

 
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sarahbug16 said...
Dec. 16, 2009 at 10:13 am:

this actually made me laugh, idk why, but it's really good and has a good point to it. i like it, nice job.

 
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Powd3er said...
Dec. 7, 2009 at 2:53 pm:

This poem has great flow and insight.
I really enjoyed it.
Lovely poem darling =]
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mellow_melon said...
Dec. 1, 2009 at 3:03 pm:

ive never seen anything like this!!! very unique and very good

 
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choirchicVIP said...
Nov. 9, 2009 at 11:03 pm:

this is different i like it

 
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NessieMarie said...
Nov. 9, 2009 at 8:29 pm:

cutee(:(:(:(:

 
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CaseyLeighVIP said...
Nov. 9, 2009 at 5:57 pm:

I love the originality of this piece--well executed. :]

 
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MRS.ROCHE said...
Nov. 9, 2009 at 11:25 am:

this was so cute... like umm do you understand that

 
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