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June 3, 2012
By Shortblueeyes224 DIAMOND, Auburntown, Tennessee
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Shortblueeyes224 DIAMOND, Auburntown, Tennessee
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"Are We Happy Plastic People"- Casting Crowns "While we're sung to sleep by philosophies that save the trees and kill the children" - Casting Crowns "It's such a secret place, the land of tears"Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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I don't hurt,
I never cry.
I can't feel,
Any pain inside.
My skin is too tough,
To let it get to me.
"She doesn't care what you do,
Because she's not like me and you."
I don't show that pain inside.
I put on a smile,
And mumble I don't care.
Therefore I don't...
They believe.

© Ashley W., Port Charlotte, FL

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DreamAngel BRONZE said...
on Feb. 16 2013 at 2:18 pm
DreamAngel BRONZE, Charlotte, North Carolina
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Dang, I've been going through all of your poems and I am mighty impressed. You've got a real gift. I chose to comment on this poem especially because it's something I've related to the most...having thick skin and a game face...ugh, I don't know how to describe it. But kudos to you for being such a great writer.