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Orange to Black

December 31, 2014
By the3rdkind GOLD, Santo Domingo, Other
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One day you are seventeen and planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And that someday is yesterday. And this is your life. - Nathan Scott (OTH)

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The sunset used to bring peacefulness,
When I gazed at the orange rays,
My eyelids would go down with the sun
And the sun‘s glint would go right through them
It would mean that even if I were surrounded by darkness,
Light would try to find its way in
And I would feel its warmth
Balancing out the cold

Now,
Sunsets mean the end,
Another idle day has gone by
And I’m still the same,
Plain

Now,
When I find myself basked in light,
While the tangerine incandescence goes down,
And my eyelids do too,
All I see is darkness.
 

© Rebecca Y., Los Angeles, CA

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This article has 2 comments.

Ray--yo PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 7 2015 at 2:06 am
Ray--yo PLATINUM, Kathmandu, Other
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God Makes No Mistakes. (Gaga?)
"I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right." -Liesel Meminger via Markus Zusac, "The Book Thief"

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This is really good, I liked your description of change. However, I'd like to have seen a transition in the middle as well, if that makes sense. Great poem, though. And, ahem.. would you check some of my work?
DiAmOnDsRfOrEvEr said...
on Jan. 6 2015 at 9:18 pm
DiAmOnDsRfOrEvEr, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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"The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters."

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thats a nice peom