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I take back my tears
the wasted years
I spent crying
for what never could happen

I take back my heart
my shattered heart
Up off the ground
and back in my arms

I take back my hope
wasted on you
and toss it aside
for it has no meaning now

Nothing you say
no words
no songs
can heal the bleeding wound
That you opened again and again

I walk a free woman
held by nothing of yours
and fly away free
as free as the wind

This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.




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cindysk8rThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
May 9 at 8:56 pm:
This was Really Gewd felt like i could relate
 
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randilee said...
May 8 at 9:46 pm:
Boy have I been through something similiar! Great poem(:
 
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IndiloveThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
May 8 at 7:29 am:
I love this!!! Great work!!! And congrats on gettin in the magazine! Take a look at some of my stuff plz:)
 
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Jaycee92This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Apr. 27 at 9:33 am:
Deffinently Relatable to me. I've been through something very similar.
 
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icecreamgirl15This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Apr. 22 at 7:13 pm:
great poem! i have never been through anything like this, but i was really awed ad inspired :)
 
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Melissa6453 said...
Apr. 16 at 8:53 pm:
This is a realllllly good poem!!

Also, I am new on here. Every time i submit a poem it appears with a bunch of question marks that weren't there before. Does anyone know how to fix this? 
 
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hippiechick99This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Apr. 16 at 7:57 pm:
I really loved this poem and it made me think. (Trust me, that's a good thing.) This really moved me...Please read some of my work, I'd really appretciate it :)
 
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Heartless_HimThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Apr. 16 at 4:04 pm:
This poem is fantastic. It strikes a sense of courage into the heart.
 
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Crazy_stupid_Love said...
Apr. 16 at 1:29 pm:
this is like an awesome poem man!! its like omg!! ^^
 
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MissShahThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Mar. 25 at 10:24 pm:
I love this poem.. its moving me really..:)
 
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Adam-Rodriguez said...
Mar. 25 at 7:40 pm:
great poem. you really have a future in this
 
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KaylaMarie3003This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Mar. 25 at 7:15 pm:
wow this is really good....
 
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vazenitran98This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Mar. 25 at 8:08 am:
I remember how great it was reading this! You're amazing!
 
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DarkDisasterThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Mar. 25 at 1:07 am:
HOW DO U MAKE UR STORY ON THE MAGIZINE
 
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selena48 said...
Mar. 8 at 10:17 am:
wow just wow and hey do you know a little place up there called perry
 
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Shortty1314This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Mar. 6 at 8:41 pm:
Breath taking :D & completely inspiring for a girl like me (: Thanks & Keep Writing !
 
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AelissNovakThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Mar. 3 at 1:03 am:

This is beautiful, I'm speechless...

*****

 
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Precious_15This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 11 at 3:34 pm:
I love this. :)
 
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Ender2This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 10 at 7:27 pm:
Inspiring :)
 
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Kota_me said...
Feb. 10 at 7:06 pm:
I love this!!
 
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MuzixThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 10 at 4:49 pm:
Great job i love it !
 
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gleek1234This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 10 at 12:18 pm:
this is amazing so great thanks 4 writitng this
 
happilyeverafternotThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Feb. 10 at 2:08 pm :
I loved this! It is completely how I feel right now about someone, so it really is amazing.
 
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jayde_butterfly said...
Feb. 10 at 7:45 am:
This was very good. I liked it b/c it sorta replies to my life.
 
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Lillie M. This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 10 at 1:28 am:
This is so beautiful. And it really applies to my life right now, it's like a wake-up call. Thank you for writing this.
 
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Michaela M. This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 30 at 10:40 pm:
love it this is truly from the heart
 
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Silver2blackThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 29 at 11:04 am:
I really like this poem so much, it inspires me so, I really like the clever idea and subject; something i would have never thought of, beautiful, Amazing 5/5 !
 
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ledango said...
Jan. 25 at 10:35 am:
Awesome, strength at it's best. Great job.
 
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Blueeyedgirl18This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 19 at 12:37 pm:
very nice work:)
 
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samuel_wolf_nightwingThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 19 at 8:51 am:
nice poem. keep them up. and thats the thing to do forget those who hurt and remember those who eased the pain. only then can one be happy.
 
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Missundrstoodx2This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 31, 2011 at 1:02 am:
So confident, and strong; a powerful voice for all to admire. You have every right to take it back - it is evident damage was done but you prove that you are in control and have the choice to redirect your life, your influences. Very nice
 
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SilentVoiceThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 28, 2011 at 5:11 pm:
Wow...this is really amazing. It shows all the truths of being a self-empowered person. Good job!Keep it up!
 
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emilybwritesThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 28, 2011 at 12:22 pm:
i really enjoyed this...cant wait to read more:) please check out my poem "Forgotten Domain" and comment and rate it...i would really appreciate it:)
 
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DiVina said...
Dec. 28, 2011 at 12:28 am:
This was amazing! Don't ever stop writing!
 
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SpringtimeListener said...
Dec. 28, 2011 at 12:11 am:
This is beautiful, and it shows how much strength you've built after all of your pain.
 
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eliana924This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 26, 2011 at 7:22 am:
So heartwrenching! I love this! I especially like the idea of "taking back tears" and other intangible things.
 
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chantel15This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 21, 2011 at 1:00 pm:
great poem . the detail you used. and alot of people can relate to this. gettng your heart broken and crying over it. and reliazing that its not worth it. very great poem :]
 
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BlackPhoenixThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 20, 2011 at 3:03 pm:
it's sad but it flows fast giving it a positive spin that makes it fun as aposed to being depresing 
 
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Bookworm007This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 18, 2011 at 5:43 pm:
I love this poem!!! I just got out of a relationship and feel just like the "free woman" in your poem!! Keep writing!!!
 
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Tomboy said...
Dec. 14, 2011 at 9:07 am:
i. love. this!
 
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Fia-fiaThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 6, 2011 at 7:44 pm:

I love this! Love it Love it Love it!!!!!!! it is truly amazing, with a sense of purpose, and a connection to so many people. I like the "free woman" part! It is an inspirational poem! Thank you!!!!

:)

 

 
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RoseLynn said...
Dec. 6, 2011 at 7:27 pm:
I think that this poem is brilliant! Keep writing!
 
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snazzyshadesThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 6, 2011 at 5:45 pm:
i absolutley love this poem  many girls can relate to this 
 
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Behind-The-IllusionThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 6, 2011 at 3:30 pm:
I think a lot of girls could relate to this with learning to accept their first heartbreak. Very simple, and sweet. I love it :)
 
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ninja17This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 6, 2011 at 2:36 pm:
I can relate to this poem. Fantastic :)
 
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Dec. 6, 2011 at 3:21 pm :
I can relate to that poem
 
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JackieLoveJoyThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 6, 2011 at 1:51 pm:
This poem was good but it was dull it need energy and something else but I can't quite get it off the tip of my tongue.
 
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EmersonThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 6, 2011 at 6:26 am:
Really Good. you'll be a good writer some day
 
AelissNovakThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Mar. 3 at 1:10 am :
Sorry Emerson, but I dissagree, Lilyan is already an amazing writer! And I don't even usualy like poetry.
 
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undefeatedThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Nov. 14, 2011 at 8:58 pm:
I absolutly love this!
 
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