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That Which Cannot Be Mended

February 19, 2011
By BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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I stood before the council
And they passed judgment
Never, they shouted,
Never again
Shall this creature
Touch upon our streets
Nor foul our air
Nor mold our bread
Let it be kept in the dungeon
Until, in the purity
Of the laden moon
We cast it
Into the Lands of Filth

A gaping hole
Was ripped in my heart
I tried to fill it
With rage
How could they dare
To banish me
To name me a “creature”
An “it”
When I was foremost
Among them
Their kin
Their savior

None in the Lands of Filth
Were safe
From my wrath
But I took no joy
In the slaughter of savages
Only one thing
Could satisfy the beast in my soul
Many years
It took me
Many long years
Of bitter scheming
Before opportunity
Came to call

And now?
With the corpses
Of my hated foes
Cold beneath my feet?
The hole
Is still there
And the beast
Lurks within

The hour is come
That my dream
Is fulfilled
And the hour is past
That my life
May return

© Stephanie H., Highland Village, TX

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leafy said...
on Sep. 14 2011 at 7:02 pm
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Gil: I would like you to read my novel and get your opinion.&nbsp;<br /> Ernest Hemingway: I hate it.&nbsp;<br /> Gil: You haven&#039;t even read it yet.&nbsp;<br /> Ernest Hemingway: If it&#039;s bad, I&#039;ll hate it. If it&#039;s good, then I&#039;ll be envious and hate it even more. You don&#039;t want the opinion of another writer.&nbsp;

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Wow, this is truly amazing, I loved the perspective y chose! 5/5 (what did you expect?XD)
Kev-Girl SILVER said...
on Sep. 4 2011 at 6:21 pm
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I like it! It was very well written! :) good job!
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 2 2011 at 6:10 pm
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Very good, this is beautifully unique.
HannSawyer15 BRONZE said...
on Aug. 10 2011 at 5:57 pm
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Wow! I really like this... it really pulled me in and made me want to keep reading. Great job!
Raytheraym PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 4 2011 at 10:00 pm
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Wow! This is fantastic! Very well written! I really like it! :)
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 3 2011 at 7:44 pm
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Thanks! I actually wrote this in a language arts class free write. The prompt was "stuff that's broken".
JerseyGirl716 BRONZE said...
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&quot;We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.&quot; -Eleanor Roosevelt

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Very, very powerfull. I like the message: that revenge is worthless, right? Don't fight fire with fire? You got that across in a really unique way, definitely not a cliche :) Great job!
PaigeStreet PLATINUM said...
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Hm. Definitely an original juxtaposition of tone and subject. I like the idea. Maybe make some more? This could be a trademark style, for sure. 
b_gomez114 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 28 2011 at 11:17 pm
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very well written..intriguing idea, and a smooth flow. keep it up
CieraDesiree GOLD said...
on Jul. 19 2011 at 1:09 pm
CieraDesiree GOLD, Hagerstown, Indiana
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This is really good. I love your writing style. It seems older in fashion. Very nice=)
Garnet77 PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 12:12 am
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I really like this. A lot. The story is intriguing--it kind of made me wonder what was going on as I started, and your word choice was excellent. Good job!!! :)
freeflow23 GOLD said...
on Jul. 1 2011 at 9:14 pm
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I liked the story you told with this poem. It was very thought provoking.
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 1 2011 at 7:56 pm
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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(:Thanks:)
willowwriter GOLD said...
on Jul. 1 2011 at 6:58 pm
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I like your writing style. It makes a person think. Good work. :)
.Izzy. BRONZE said...
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After I read this, the first thought that came to my mind was powerful. Very interesting concept. I don't really have any contrustive criticism for you, I like it how it is(: Good job!
TwasBrilling BRONZE said...
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I like this! It's great that you told a story with it...something I'm not very good at with poetry.
Silent_Artist SILVER said...
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Really like this one :)
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 29 2011 at 2:06 pm
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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Which poems are they? I looked you up on advance search, but nothing came up. Are they in the forums?
pill.happy.adventure PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 28 2011 at 1:18 pm
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I liked it! its really powerful. I love your thought prosses behind it!!

Could you maybe read one of my poems i dont care wich one you pick.

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Haha. You should, its pretty short but extremely amazing. Ayn Rand wrote it after escaping a communist country - The book is SUPER powerful, I highly reccomend it :)