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I'm not shy

May 1, 2011
By midnitewanderer GOLD, West Des Moines, Iowa
midnitewanderer GOLD, West Des Moines, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
Don't let what you can't do stop you from doing what you can do.
John Wooden
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt


I’m shy,

maybe,
no,

not really,
behind
my liquid

blue
eyes,
there is

a passion
ready

to explode,
buying


time,
waiting,

pensively,
like a cat
on it’s

haunches;
you don't


know me,
understand

me,

just because
you don't


see it,
doesn't

mean
it's not there.



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on Feb. 7 2012 at 10:07 pm
midnitewanderer GOLD, West Des Moines, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
Don't let what you can't do stop you from doing what you can do.
John Wooden
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Thanks so much commenting. I really appreciate it! (=

on Feb. 5 2012 at 7:24 pm
leaveyourdoubts_sky SILVER, Orland Hills, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
-Know that you could set your world on fire if you are strong enough to leave your doubts. *-Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.

the format of this really lets the poem take off. incredible work, keep it up!