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unresolved problems

August 24, 2010
By Anonymous

Piercing words.
Piercing images.
How would it feel to be asked if you belonged?
Too many factors to count,
Too many complicated solutions,
Can it be called land of the free?

If I am asked if I belong.



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on Sep. 16 2010 at 9:20 pm
awordholdmeaning BRONZE, Long Beach, California
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Favorite Quote:
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”- Dr. Suess

part of it is, and part of it isn't

what inspired me to write this was an picture that came with an article about what is happening in arizona

but after that i started thinking of real life situations so it ties in to both


on Sep. 16 2010 at 9:19 pm
awordholdmeaning BRONZE, Long Beach, California
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Favorite Quote:
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”- Dr. Suess

if you read the reply i wrote for timevampire, that is what inspired me

on Sep. 16 2010 at 9:18 pm
awordholdmeaning BRONZE, Long Beach, California
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Favorite Quote:
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”- Dr. Suess

if you read the comment below i told timevampire what inspired me to write this

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on Sep. 13 2010 at 1:37 pm
my class said tht they think tht this was like about freedom and being asked if u are an actual citizen of da US

unknowin said...
on Sep. 13 2010 at 7:45 am
my class really liked ths poem. i think it is very insoireing.

on Sep. 8 2010 at 1:30 pm
shaggy1995 BRONZE, Dayton, Ohio
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this poem is like really good but really wat gsve u the idea to write aout this

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on Sep. 7 2010 at 8:40 pm
Good job. What insoired you to write this?

on Sep. 6 2010 at 10:32 pm
starlight26 GOLD, Miramar, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
*life isnt about pretending to be something you're not. It about being who you are and finding someone
who loves every bit of it."

"Life's tradegy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

wow. great message, however, i think you could have elaborated. But then again, some poems are best when they are short ;)

on Sep. 3 2010 at 9:08 pm
awordholdmeaning BRONZE, Long Beach, California
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Favorite Quote:
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”- Dr. Suess

i agree, but what really got to me was a picture i saw on the news, which was what inspired me to write this.

on Sep. 2 2010 at 10:33 am
timevampire GOLD, Bellville, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
Quoting yourself makes you an ass.

There's always going to be people like that. it just sucks.

on Sep. 1 2010 at 6:35 pm
Zazawish777 GOLD, KC, MO, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
life isn't passing me by, it's trying to run me over!

hey! i like this! this is really good - 5 out of 5! please rate and comment on my work thanks!

on Sep. 1 2010 at 5:08 pm
spoarder SILVER, Ankeny, Iowa
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this is really good