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Time Takes a Breath MAG

February 27, 2009
By Keegan Watters SILVER, Dallas, Texas
Keegan Watters SILVER, Dallas, Texas
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I sit with my feet up on the dashboard,
music bursting from the speakers in rhythmic little puffs,
windows rolled down just enough so I can dangle my left hand over the edge.

I can faintly hear the wind pecking at the cracks on the door,
sending the puddles of water on the ground into frantic ripples
and propelling crackled autumn leaves onto my car windshield.

I close my eyes and listen to the storm battering around me,
enjoying the balmy sensation of the car vents breathing hot air,
warming my skin despite the bitter cold outside.

For once I have nowhere to be, no deadlines to meet, no class to rush to,
and so I stay here just a little while longer while the world races on around me.



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enonimous said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:41 am
This poem is great , because it influneces you to reflect on your life.

mandie said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:41 am
I think this poem makes you feel free, because sometimes you just have to take life one day at a time .

JMel said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:41 am
This Poem Is Very Cool Because It Talks About The Meaning Of Life

on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:40 am
This poem is cool because there are several excamples of personification.

shot out to mastery and all ma besties tmac is the best.

king Feek said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:40 am
This poem was off the hook

on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:40 am
i love this poem has alot of emotion very impressive <,<,>.<, :P

J1476 said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:39 am
This poem is really good; I think it was amazing

Zai! said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:39 am
I Think This Poem Was Ok But It Really Isnt My Type.!

on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:39 am
THIS POEM IS VERY DEEP AND I CAN FEEL WHAT HE TALKING ABOUT AND I CANT WAIT TO EXPERIENCE IT!!

ShayMona' said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:39 am
Wow This Is A Nice Poem Because It Shows Personification.!

on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:38 am
This is really great!! keep up the good work!!!! :)

Polo Man sr. said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:38 am
This poem was a very nice, but it could of had more spunk to it.

SixFigures said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:38 am
This Poem Was Awsome Because The Words U Put In The Poem...

roxann said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:38 am
I love this poem because it employs personification.

on Feb. 24 2010 at 10:37 am
This Poem is very inspirational because It's very true and real....

on Feb. 24 2010 at 8:45 am
PoetLaureate07 PLATINUM, Aberdeen, Mississippi
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Favorite Quote:
To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing..

This is amazing!!! I love it, and keep up the good work!!! If you can comment on mine, that would be great... thanks!!! abunch!!!

kheart SILVER said...
on Feb. 2 2010 at 5:03 pm
kheart SILVER, Union Grove, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
"Every second is countless. Every minute is different. When you came around." -kheart

Love it! Amazing! Please check out, comment, and rate my poems! Thanks and good job!

on Feb. 2 2010 at 2:28 pm
SecretSelf14 BRONZE, Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
My favorite personal quote is, I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou

Wow this poem was so good, i loved it so much i really fell into it

ThisPerson said...
on Feb. 2 2010 at 1:28 pm
Wow...that was really deep...

on Feb. 2 2010 at 7:14 am
Lover_that_Hates DIAMOND, Reynolds, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
"She was fascinated with words. To her words were things of beauty, each like a magical powder or potion that could be combinded with other words to create powerful spells." From: Lighting(By: Dean Koontz)

this is a great passage! I like it. I know how hard it is to find a moment like that.