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Hesitation

June 2, 2009
By Anonymous

Shaking like a leaf
I await a stronger wind
My awakening

Apprehensively,
I gaze to greener pastures
Fear pecks my conscious


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on Feb. 7 2021 at 7:54 am
WritingLover-, Lexington, Kentucky
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This is a great poem. Nice, short, to the point, not wordy. It’s my style. Do you mind looking at my poem “the sky” too?

on Oct. 16 2020 at 2:17 pm
rmswagert BRONZE, Apex, North Carolina
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shaking like a leaf provides good imagery

on Nov. 11 2017 at 7:57 am
Julianna.S GOLD, Tirana, Other
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I agree. Nice job! I'll check out more of your work. On another note: Check my new story out! TeenInk.com/nonfiction/personal_experience/article/970096/The-Girl-of-the-Deep-Sea-of-Corfu/

on Nov. 28 2011 at 10:51 am
dakotawright SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
"Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens." - Jimi Hendrix

I loved the imagery of the words you used!

on Mar. 9 2011 at 8:24 pm
xBaByGiRrL22x PLATINUM, Pearl River, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"The goal isn't to live forever, but create something that will."
"If you wanna go, baby let's go; if you wanna rock, I'm ready to roll.''
"No one ever said it'd be easy. They just said it'd be worth it." <3

OMG. this is amazing

on Apr. 2 2010 at 6:13 pm
AmberRose SILVER, Richmond, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
"Even Monkeys fall out of trees."

This is great!!! Please comment on some of my work!!! :) I would love your opinion!

on Feb. 11 2010 at 9:43 pm
StandardToaster PLATINUM, Pasadena, California
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Favorite Quote:
I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy ever minute of it."

nice this is real good. check out my work? http ://www.teenink .com /poetry/all/article/168414/Heart-on-Fire/

on Jan. 26 2010 at 8:51 am
sammyso3 SILVER, Hastings, Nebraska
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Favorite Quote:
"We have to be continually jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down." Kurt Vonnegut

I can just SEE someone peering nervously around a corner. Good imagery!

on Jan. 1 2010 at 8:38 pm
Eesha-charyya SILVER, KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii
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Favorite Quote:
If she's AMAZING, she won't be EASY. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's WORTH it, YOU won't give up. If you give up, you're NOT worthy... Truth is, EVERYONE is going to HURT you; YOU just got to find the ones worth SUFFERING for -Bob Marley

OMG as im reading this im picturing as if someone's waiting for the next big thing to come by & hit them & as they're waiting they jus starre at whats ahead of them.

if i got it all wrong im sorry but thats what i see; awesome amazing job keep up the good work