She walks with all the grace of a baby giraffe
and often finds herself biting her long tongue
however the color of leaves changing
brings a childlike smile to chapped lips
and a renewed light to mossy eyes.
"Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." - Leonard Cohen
I am (and my writing is) a work in progress.
I *always* prefer honest criticism to feigned praise.
- Member since January 2, 2008.
- I'm a supertopaz delight poet for 81 comments.
- My mood is , and quote is "complacent".
- I am a 19 year old girl from Tennessee (United States)
- When I'm not writing, I'm busy busy busy..
- Visit my homepage at twitter.com/marifullofgrace
- I am in the groups The Life Diaries
- I have 81 comments, 39 poems, 6 journals
Poems I'm focused on
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And I just ignored all of the signs
thinking if I pushed them down inside myself34 lines, 6 comments, December 15, 2009 -
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That summer our house was so humid that my sisters and I
ran around unashamedly in our bras and underwear,
My Poetry
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You're on the other line but I can see the smile in your voice,
a faint murmur in my ear while I watch the snow19 lines, March 4 -
On your thigh, inked lines formed Africa,
snaking around the Mediterranean Sea46 lines, February 11 -
What is this hitched breath, caught like a striped bass
pried from the Clinch River by hook and line?26 lines, February 2 -
sunlight diffuses through warped glass,
the warmth casting sepia shadows8 lines, 4 comments, January 29
My journal entries
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Last night I performed a modified version of "En Route to Guinn Road" at a competition. I was super nervous because I didn't realize the competition was considered a "slam" until like...two days beforehand, and I don't consider myself a slam poet at all, nor did I want to write a slam piece. I mean, in class I like t
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Hey guys! So this Friday I'm going to be performing in a poetry reading (it's also a competition, apparently, but I'm more proud of myself for entering something involving public speaking than worried about winning the event...) and I can't decide what to read! I have 5 minutes, so I'm sure length won't be a probl
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So I got in a car accident. Skidded on the snow in my mom's van, crashed into a grassy median and hit an oncoming pickup truck. Nothing is broken, but I'm on tons-o'-meds. Fun. So yeah, that's why there's been a lack of posting lately :/ Don't worry though, I'll be back!January 10, 100 words. → 1 comment, Add one?
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Treefingers on November 15, 2009Oh! you changed your name......
