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Why don’t the blades of grass
Curl away from the flame
How dare the sun
Not hide its head in shame
Why does that tree
Stand so tall
Why don’t the stars
Click off and fall
Your being is twisted
Your body is burned
Life is ending
But the world is preserved

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beautifulspiritThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 16 at 9:25 am:
This was fantastic! I liked how you personalized the earth, I never thought of the world being this way.
 
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ForeverFlirty222 said...
Feb. 5 at 1:29 pm:
This is BEAUTIFUL!! I love it! Keep writing! :)
 
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Sweetie2toCute said...
Jan. 31 at 10:43 am:
Great Job.! I Like When YOuu Said " Your Being Is Twisted Your Body Is Burned." I LIke How You Put It All Together.
 
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eliana924This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 18, 2011 at 9:23 pm:
The conciseness really adds a level of intrigue to your poem. Great job!
 
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raeherron This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Nov. 14, 2011 at 9:13 pm:
This was great!  Love the line "why don't the stars click off and fall".  Really nice.
 
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LoudDreamerThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Nov. 14, 2011 at 7:14 pm:
Holy cow. It was really good, but so dang simple. I wish I could just flat out say things like that poem does. I think that that's where the charm lies in it, even though its such a negative viewpoint. It's honest and truly describes feelings that most of us have felt: "How can The World  dare to be beautiful when everything in my world is going wrong?"
 
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BatmanbabeThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Oct. 23, 2011 at 3:36 pm:
I really liked this! It was insightful yet simple (: nice work!
 
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bpjrobertThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Sept. 16, 2011 at 6:17 pm:
You described nature so well. Thank-you.
 
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dark_armor1This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Aug. 18, 2011 at 11:57 pm:
it's different . which is why i LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Luckystar78 said...
Jul. 27, 2011 at 9:50 am:
I think it's really well constructed and rhymes really well.
 
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spencyThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jun. 3, 2011 at 11:44 am:
5/5 luv it
 
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Dancing2222This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
May 4, 2011 at 5:20 pm:
Very nice. I like it:)
 
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Phaedra1994 said...
Apr. 8, 2011 at 2:40 pm:
This is a truly beautiful poem.
 
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youknowwho AQ said...
Apr. 6, 2011 at 12:37 pm:
simple but beautiful,the words are very powerful.
 
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PoeticallyCorrect said...
Apr. 4, 2011 at 9:11 pm:
thats wats up!!! omg beautiful
 
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buggzbunnie said...
Mar. 30, 2011 at 9:40 pm:
this proves that a piece doesnt bhave to be long to be good . this is fantastic
 
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Splenda said...
Mar. 17, 2011 at 7:21 pm:
simply amazing. i adore the first to lines
 
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mandaloreP said...
Feb. 13, 2011 at 3:01 pm:
Great imagry, painted a beautiful picture in my head.
 
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Annabelle294 said...
Jan. 13, 2011 at 9:42 am:
I love this, the words are so powerful.
 
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sarahbug16 said...
Dec. 31, 2010 at 12:34 pm:
LOL!! THIS TOTALLY GAVE ME CHILLS! this was really good for such a small amount of words...
 
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AishaDae said...
Dec. 20, 2010 at 5:05 pm:
WOW. This poem simply had so much meaning! Sometimes poems can drag on forever, but yors was just amazing!!
 
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GoldenGirl This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Dec. 19, 2010 at 1:43 pm:
Oh my goodness, thank you for this poem!!!! It made my day to read this, no joke. So much poetry written by teenagers is so blatantly melancholy. You can actually write! Way to go!!! :D
 
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bestseller12 said...
Dec. 13, 2010 at 10:11 pm:
This was amazingly simple and beautiful. I hope you post more like it.
 
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CestLaVie said...
Nov. 27, 2010 at 10:00 pm:
This was beautiful! I loved the simplicity of this piece. Fantastic work :)
 
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I_am_the_only_me said...
Aug. 22, 2010 at 10:20 am:
Amazing I haven;t heard a poem like it for a long time. Keep it up!!
 
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KoreyCooper10001 said...
Jul. 30, 2010 at 3:39 pm:
Amazing. I love it. I love the way you wrote it. Great poem. (:
 
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StandardToaster said...
Jun. 28, 2010 at 7:13 pm:
this is amazing!  I love the topic and just overall it was a really good poem.  check out some of my work?
 
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love2runThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jun. 13, 2010 at 7:05 pm:
I love your writing style, and great poem- :)
 
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chastity said...
May 25, 2010 at 12:57 pm:
i love it the pic in my head so great
 
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annalisewarnock said...
Apr. 14, 2010 at 11:56 am:
This is a really good poem and it really made an image in my head with all the nature
 
bob 4 o replied...
Apr. 21, 2010 at 1:29 pm :
i liked it i needed 2 puke tho
 
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onthesidewalkcrying said...
Apr. 8, 2010 at 3:48 pm:
i like it and wonder how this poem came to you where you looking outside. did you here about 2o12 (; .
 
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sausha said...
Apr. 4, 2010 at 10:20 am:
hey man this is deep i showed it mi mi older bro and told him thats how i felt and he beat up but it was worth it
 
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delilahsky This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Mar. 13, 2010 at 6:20 am:
Great imagery! This is a great poem...
 
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lilsweetcake95 said...
Mar. 8, 2010 at 11:45 am:
This is very good and this person has a gift. They are decribing the nature and wat it is to them.
 
TheAuthor replied...
Mar. 8, 2010 at 2:34 pm :
Thank you for your comment, but I thought I should let you know that this is not about "what nature means to me"...it's about that old trite phrase, "it's not the end of the world"
 
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Pa S. This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Mar. 1, 2010 at 6:19 pm:
this poem should be preserved. kudos to u.
 
HL S replied...
Apr. 21, 2010 at 1:53 pm :
What is wrong with you? Why are you making ridiculous comments all over the place?
 
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alli14 said...
Jan. 13, 2010 at 7:19 pm:
two words: intrigingly amazing
 
PoetLaureate07 replied...
Feb. 17, 2010 at 9:12 am :
AGREED A BUNCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
bob 4 o replied...
Apr. 21, 2010 at 1:21 pm :
HI ♥♠♣
 
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life_of_a_leaf said...
Jan. 4, 2010 at 9:36 pm:
wow...i liked how you included parts of nature in your poem, it helped create an image
 
bob 4 o replied...
Apr. 21, 2010 at 1:23 pm :
its good kinda well...
 
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kheart said...
Dec. 11, 2009 at 8:22 pm:
This is an a great and unique poem. I love it!
 
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emily.aThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 10, 2009 at 12:48 am:
really great poem.one of the best i have read.=D please write more poems like this.
p/s:please read mine and comment it...
 
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cyanidecaleph said...
Nov. 18, 2009 at 5:38 pm:
This is the best poem I've read all day! Wow, I love it. It's so meaningful and full of thought. That inspired me greatly just reading this poem. Thank you for submitting this poem. It's a real pleasure to finally come across a great poem like this one. I don't see many good ones on here, except this one. This one just really blew my mind. I would really appreciate if you stop by and check out some of my works. Thanks again! Amazing poem! I would have rated it a 6 out of 5 if... (more »)
 
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kiska_puppy11 said...
Nov. 9, 2009 at 11:36 am:
Wow! That is really good! I really like the questions you ask. And also the emotion! Oooo it's soooo good! Please write more like this! :D
 
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HB S. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Oct. 5, 2009 at 7:24 pm:
I loved this piece because it reminded me of my own style. You're more talented than me... I still am learning... but I feel like we have like styles. Check out my stuff if you like
 
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romance_loverThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Sept. 25, 2009 at 8:32 am:
you should be SOOO proud! wow is all i can say...i wish i could write that well
 
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Twilightnme said...
May 17, 2009 at 10:06 pm:
Amazing... but still hard. I really enjoyed it.Check out some of mine. You are a good poet. I was touched... and beared
 
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