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I Take Back My Tears MAG

September 5, 2008
By Lilyan Howard BRONZE, Tallahasee, Florida
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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

© Ankaret E., Brampton, England

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smeesh2 said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 12:08 pm
smeesh2, Streamhood, Florida
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this poem to me is very relatable. i love reading it over and over again. the way it's worded is so intense and strong. you did an amazing job!!
DanW23 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 12:08 pm
DanW23 BRONZE, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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I really liked this poem.  I feel like we all can relate to the message in this poem.  We all have had our hearts broken and this is a great way to express yourself in a poem.  Great Job :)
magic-esi PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 10:22 am
magic-esi PLATINUM, Hyde Park, New York
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I love this poem more every time I read it. This is just a fantastic poem, with such a... free feel to it. Keep writing like this!
nene_16 said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 9:48 am
yea she did this poem i can put mi self n her shoes
Sarv said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 9:15 am
i absolutely loved this. this is exactly how i am feeling now after my partner just left me. wow.
dancergurl22 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 7:53 am
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LOVEEEEE! IT! <3
Shootingstar112 said...
on Feb. 8 2011 at 8:14 pm
this is an amazing poem... i can really relate to it and i love it :)
x0x0xJ SILVER said...
on Feb. 6 2011 at 12:55 am
x0x0xJ SILVER, Wood Dale, Illinois
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Awh! Completely agree..
MikkiJeanne SILVER said...
on Feb. 2 2011 at 8:32 pm
MikkiJeanne SILVER, Loganville, Georgia
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Learn as though you would live forever..."

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I really love this poem and it just made me realize I need to move on completely and never go back to the thoughts of hurt and pain of what "never could happen."
ieshadanai GOLD said...
on Feb. 2 2011 at 7:33 pm
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omgd.. that is a really good poem..keep up it up because it was super awesome monkey balln chain..
theartgeek said...
on Feb. 2 2011 at 7:28 pm
wow, this poem is really beautiful because there are so many people who can relate to it.  It is realistic, descriptive, and enspiring.  two words. Fab. Ulous.  (wow, that was lame....XD)
Meavescrete SILVER said...
on Feb. 2 2011 at 2:32 pm
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Beautiful. Thsi is absolutely amazing.
hopeforthelostcause said...
on Feb. 2 2011 at 12:24 pm
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I've read this article several times and every time I read it I love it more and more! It's so powerful, keep up the fantastic writing :)
vakas said...
on Feb. 2 2011 at 12:53 am
I like it.....
WallyGirl said...
on Feb. 1 2011 at 11:53 pm
WallyGirl, Colfax, California
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"When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life you have a thousand reasons to smile." <3

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Awww this is really good(:
REMi93 GOLD said...
on Feb. 1 2011 at 10:51 pm
REMi93 GOLD, Boston, Massachusetts
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awww i love this
PerfectMGymnast DIAMOND said...
on Feb. 1 2011 at 10:27 pm
PerfectMGymnast DIAMOND, Parker, Colorado
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i love this! it's very inspiring!! :)

also, if you get the chance could you check out some of my poems such as A mirror image and The Sinners Confession (& comment and rate them???) it would be greatly appreciated! THANKS!!!

ashleyn PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 1 2011 at 8:25 pm
ashleyn PLATINUM, Zeeland, Michigan
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this is amazing! love it it feels so freeing! i wish i could feel that way!
Haley_Elizabeth GOLD said...
on Feb. 1 2011 at 8:03 pm
Haley_Elizabeth GOLD, Wallingford, Vermont
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AMAZING! i love<3 Keep writing;)
collegegirladventures GOLD said...
on Feb. 1 2011 at 7:55 pm
collegegirladventures GOLD, Mequon, Wisconsin
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I love this!!!! I don't know what it's like to get out of a freaky relationship, but a close friend of mine just did.....n she feels the same way...please keep writing.