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Backstabber

March 14, 2013
By CielPhantomhive GOLD, Quakertown, Pennsylvania
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CielPhantomhive GOLD, Quakertown, Pennsylvania
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If you can't convince them, confuse them.

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Today will cost us a friend
And someone else will gain one
An angry voice
A nasty word
And they disappear
Taking your darkest secrets and passing them around
To those you thought were your friends
Like candy
And this, my darling teenager, even though you’re rolling your eyes and pretending to ignore me,
Is how the strange world works.
A knife in the back
Will be healed by a new person
With a comforting hand and a gentle touch.
And you, too, will put the knife in someone’s back.
I have done it. So has your father. It’s just the way the world works.
I guess.

© Jaime M., Wichita Falls, TX

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I wrote this in a middle of a fight with my best friend.
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VibratoFortissimo BRONZE said...
on May. 2 2013 at 5:08 pm
VibratoFortissimo BRONZE, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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Hmm...yes, sometimes I think so too.
CielPhantomhive GOLD said...
on Apr. 23 2013 at 6:16 pm
CielPhantomhive GOLD, Quakertown, Pennsylvania
15 articles 3 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you can't convince them, confuse them.

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Well your parents are very wise ^_^
VibratoFortissimo BRONZE said...
on Apr. 23 2013 at 2:01 pm
VibratoFortissimo BRONZE, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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My parents keep trying to tell me this. Perfect depiction of us xD
teacherlady said...
on Apr. 1 2013 at 10:15 am
Favorite line - passing your secrets out like candy!  Unusual choice - to create a parent as the poem's speaker.