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Take a Chance

October 20, 2012
PrincessSparkleStar BRONZE, Michigan
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You stand there facing me,
just a mere few feet away,
and ask me to close the distance,
but somehow I cannot meet you halfway.

I see all these people around me,
who start the ride with smiles and chatter.
But then it all goes downhill,
and I watch as their hearts quickly shatter.

Then they’re left all alone,
sitting quietly but crying hard,
too weak to stand up again
and try to pick up all the shards.

I couldn’t stand if we were to end.
I don’t want to suffer the pain.
I stand with my feel firmly planted on the ground
as I struggle to find a good way to explain.

I finally compare this all to gravity,
feeling as if I’m so very clever,
because what goes up must come down.
Nothing stays good forever.

I slowly look up into your eyes,
expecting to see you turn around.
But instead you take one step closer,
and your gaze keeps me from looking down.

I understand if you’re scared.
The first step is always the hardest.
The courage you use that one instant
will carry you through the rest.

Nothing comes without a price,
and you may not have money to pay.
But if you know it’s worth it,
you’ll always find a way.

Neither of us if psychic;
there’s no assurance it won’t break.
But there’s always a way to fix it,
whether it’s glue, or love, or tape.

The best we can do is take a chance
and trust each other to make it through.
If you promise to take my hand,
I’ll promise to always be your glue.

As I take a shaky step forward,
you repeat to ease my doubts:
All we can do is take a chance
and believe it’ll all work out.

I finally realize this now
as I listen to our laughter,
that without a once upon a time,
there is no happily ever after.


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on Jan. 18 2018 at 11:10 pm
SavannaStarfruit, Elk Grove, California
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It flowed beautifully. Please check out my work!

sarah98 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 5 2013 at 10:16 am
sarah98 BRONZE, Holyoke, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
It is better to write for yourself and have no audience than write for your audience and have no self.

this was so fantastic! the rhymes were clever and the rhthym flowed and the last two lines were perfection!!!!

so_joy SILVER said...
on Jan. 13 2013 at 11:12 am
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
"Be the change you want to see."

Amazing work! I truly love it! You are so talented!! It would mean a lot if you looked at my work and let me know what you think. Thanks!

on Nov. 10 2012 at 11:14 am
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby." - Unknown

Wow, this is amazing. GREAT JOB! This is really touching. I especially love your last stanza. Amazing job!!!

on Nov. 2 2012 at 4:57 pm
Hiroshi-Oniisan-Chugi PLATINUM, Portsmouth, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
"We have nothing to fear, but Fear itself." -F.D.R.

gereat job princess!! kep it up! ^_^

on Nov. 1 2012 at 12:48 pm
PrincessSparkleStar BRONZE, Michigan
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If you guys like my poem, please vote for it? :)

on Oct. 31 2012 at 3:36 pm
PrincessSparkleStar BRONZE, Michigan
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Thank you so much! And thank you for reading it :)

on Oct. 31 2012 at 3:30 pm
LinkinPark12 PLATINUM, Lincolnshire, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Work like you don’t need money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one's watching. ¦ I like change - but only when everything stays the same.

Oh wow! I love this! Cannot find a fault! :) Please keep writing!

on Oct. 30 2012 at 9:15 pm
PrincessSparkleStar BRONZE, Michigan
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Whooopss i meant thank :)

on Oct. 30 2012 at 8:44 pm
PrincessSparkleStar BRONZE, Michigan
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Haha thank you!!

on Oct. 30 2012 at 8:42 pm
PrincessSparkleStar BRONZE, Michigan
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Thank you so very much!! I hope so because I really enjoy it! :)

on Oct. 30 2012 at 8:41 pm
PrincessSparkleStar BRONZE, Michigan
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Aw that you so much! It really really means a lot :)

on Oct. 30 2012 at 8:32 pm
XxInsaneSmileyxX BRONZE, Arlington, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
"They say that time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of grief is finite." -MB, Mortal Instruments series

Wow! This is amazing! I love the rythmn, and just the entire poem in itself! My favorite stanzas are "Nothing comes without a price,
and you may not have money to pay.
But if you know it’s worth it,
you’ll always find a way.

Neither of us if psychic;
there’s no assurance it won’t break.
But there’s always a way to fix it,
whether it’s glue, or love, or tape."   Just the sound of these are completely, utterly, well, awesome! keep at it! :)

on Oct. 30 2012 at 7:59 pm
punky_nichole.thatsme BRONZE, Marion, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your going to get.

omg! i really love ur poem you have a real talent and i sincerely pray that you take your talent really far(:

Gecko GOLD said...
on Oct. 30 2012 at 7:44 pm
Gecko GOLD, Lafayette, Oregon
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Favorite Quote:
"When all else fails, make your character fall down a hole," -Libba Bray, at Powell's in Portland, Oregon

FANTASTIC! that's all i have to say.