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I Don't Know Me...

February 15, 2010
By nooxygen PLATINUM, Medford, New York
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nooxygen PLATINUM, Medford, New York
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the mirror only tells half the story, beauty is found on the inside...<br /> love is blind<br /> only the shadow knows<br /> words said in the heat of anger are never from the heart

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I am beautiful,
But not attractive,
Tall,
But mad short,
Very intelligent,
But real average,
Strong,
But weak,
Understandable,
But unpredictable,
Straight forward,
But mysterious,
I am flawless,
But damaged,
Meek,
But short tempered,
Loved,
But hated,
But I know where I’m going,
But somehow I’m misguided,
All together,
But I see fragments of myself everywhere,
A lady,
But I swear I see a child
In that the mirror,
Making myself known,
But isolating myself,
Knows every crick and cranny about myself,
But I’m to scared to find out this monster that is
inside of me,
Self-assured…
Well I’m not…
I don’t know me,
What I’m capable of,
How much power I hold,
How much anger I have,
How much pain…
How much I’m damaged,
I mean.
Everyone knows how to comport,
How to control themselves.
I can’t.
And I don’t know how…

© Sarah S., Poland Spring, ME

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nooxygen PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 21 2010 at 7:47 pm
nooxygen PLATINUM, Medford, New York
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the mirror only tells half the story, beauty is found on the inside...<br /> love is blind<br /> only the shadow knows<br /> words said in the heat of anger are never from the heart

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thanx,

everysingle word, sentence, and phrase is the truth that i feel about myself. im glad that u like it. and by the way it was no problem, commenting on ur work. i love looking at other peoples pieces. =]
pampalooga PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 19 2010 at 6:14 pm
pampalooga PLATINUM, Natick, Massachusetts
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&quot;We all can&#039;t be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the sides and clap as they go by.&quot; &quot;In the end, they&#039;re just more words.&quot;

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love love love this! really inspirational and truthful. "a lady, but a swear i see a child" is exactly how i feel about myself sometimes. thanks for commenting on my article Outsider! :)