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Near Death

March 8, 2013
By Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM, Bloomington, Illinois
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Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM, Bloomington, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
Life beats down and crushes the soul but art reminds you that you have one. -Stella Adler
He who lives upon hope will die fasting.
-Benjamin Franklin
If you're absent during my struggle. Don't expect to be present during my success.

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Purple lips encased by her pale,
cold body broken and petite.
I heard her cry one last
scream of defeat.
Her vacant blue eyes
like a sea of ice.
But awaken, she arose,
she is still alive.
Her heart so lost,
she thought herself dead.
Not being able to stop the weight
I will forever dread.

© Arianna J., Temecula, CA

The author's comments:
I wrote the poem in the waiting room at the hospital when my sister was crushed by a ton of drywall. I just remember seeing her after we pulled her out from underneath the drywall. She looked so destroyed.
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EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 12 2014 at 11:21 am
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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Powerful and great. Keep on and I hope your sister is alright now. Thank you! ^_^
Zolenz DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 24 2013 at 6:34 pm
Zolenz DIAMOND, Musquodoboit Harbour, NS, Other
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Favorite Quote:
The pain that have cost us, the evils which have never happened.
- Thomas Jefferson

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Powerful and it conveys a lot.