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July 10, 2014
By Sara3445 GOLD, South Hadley, Massachusetts
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I've been trying to write our story.
I've been trying to explain you and me.
Every time I write,
I start off strong.
The ink floods my white-lined paper,
Words fluently fit together,
Spelling out our first stanza,
Emotions form coherent rhymes,
Heartbeats count like syllables.
But then all of the sudden,
Ideas are thrown everywhere,
Imperfect rhymes start ending each jumbled verse,
And I'm not sure how to end.
I don't know how to explain what happened.
Finally I realize,
An unfinished poem
Is exactly what we-

© Gabrielle A., Pensacola, FL

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Perhaps what hurts the most is not being hurt, but being forgotten as if it never was.
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EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 4 2014 at 11:50 am
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
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This is a amazing poem. You wove your words so well, and I love the idea you used in your poem. Keep going on, never give up. Thank you for sharing this.
Sara3445 GOLD said...
on Jul. 19 2014 at 4:27 pm
Sara3445 GOLD, South Hadley, Massachusetts
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Thank you so much! Unfortunately it was based off of true encounters, but thank you, it means a lot!
Sara3445 GOLD said...
on Jul. 19 2014 at 4:26 pm
Sara3445 GOLD, South Hadley, Massachusetts
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Thank you so much!
the-unrehearsed GOLD said...
on Jul. 18 2014 at 7:13 pm
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I love the ending. Or really, the not-ending. 
Bethany_Saint GOLD said...
on Jul. 18 2014 at 10:29 am
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This is amazing! I don't know if it's based off of true encounters, but if it is, I'm sorry. I love how you related it to an unfinished poem, and then end it unfinished, brilliant!