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Laughing through my tears

November 26, 2013
By Prodegyan BRONZE, Franklin, Arkansas
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Prodegyan BRONZE, Franklin, Arkansas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;We have a Hulk.&quot;<br /> - Tony Stark

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What do you do when your emotions
Go so fast you can't control them?
Like hurricanes stirring up the oceans of your mind,
Anger, happiness,and sorrow
Left by the hearts that I've borrowed,
Faces forgotten so quickly lost in time,
And I know,
That I don't know,
Anything that's happening now,
Hit the road,
Going solo,
Before the big bad wolf knocks me down,
Stumbling in the dark,
Walking in the shade,
Searching through my heart for mistakes I've made,
Laughing through my tears,
Laughing through my tears,
The sun is fading fast,
The lights are going out,
People love or hate me I just block them out,
Laughing through my tears,
Laughing through my tears.

© Adam P., Goleta, CA

The author's comments:
I struggled socially for a long time before I finally found myself. As cheesy as that may sound, it is still the truth. This poem embodies my point of view in those challenging years.
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