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April 27, 2010
By sarahbethkoch BRONZE, Dallas, Texas
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sarahbethkoch BRONZE, Dallas, Texas
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This city held my quivering bones still
untill i learned to grow arround them
i was built here,
beneath this citys smog of its own self
memories carved in the streets
from when i was once so strong
because of the things that i had held deep in my soul
but they have now left me
this winter, i felt its bite
the snow wore and tore my bones
it wispered and told me to run from this city,
the only home ive ever known
this city has consumed me.

© Hoang P., Rochester, NY

The author's comments:
i wrote this when i was sitting on a street corner and it was almost to cold for me to move my hands. I wanted out, but there was no exit sign.
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sarahbethkoch BRONZE said...
on Jul. 18 2010 at 10:52 am
sarahbethkoch BRONZE, Dallas, Texas
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thank you so much, i will post more shortly.
sarahbeth said...
on Jul. 18 2010 at 10:51 am
thank you so much, that truly means alot to me.
Nanner BRONZE said...
on Jun. 10 2010 at 1:22 pm
Nanner BRONZE, Elizabethton, Tennessee
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This is great! :) Don't stop writing.
thewriteidea DIAMOND said...
on May. 19 2010 at 5:43 pm
thewriteidea DIAMOND, Pleasanton, California
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Favorite Quote:
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this is really good! my favorite line is the first one, it really grabbed me and convinced me to keep reading the rest of the poem. and i'm glad i did! this is one of my favorite poems i've read. check out some of my work, too if you'd like. keep writing!
dianaforfree said...
on May. 19 2010 at 10:46 am
Wow. again, so very sad in a raw, beautiful and truthful way. i love your words. post more stuff soon! ♥