The world is a place of unfound potential. Like abandoned cats that are dirty, scrabbling in broken alleys to live, we search for life in unsuspecting places. In hearts that are too black to really even see. We are all stars that have forgotten how to glow, that have fallen out of the sky and don't know how to climb back up into it. So we wander around earth just searching, searching for something to fill us up like the moon did. Stop searching for it and just let what is, be. Stop stumbling and scrabbling like heroin addicts with unraw scars. Don't crawl on your hands and knees anymore, grinding the dirt into your bones and the lower life into your heart. Stand tall, rock on the balls of your calloused feet. Sing with the voice you have buried inside your corrupted heart. Stop being everything you're not and start being everything you are.
A contest entry
- GET NOTICED!!!! by Nighttime angel.
625 points, ended January 13, 2008, 88 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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This is beautiful, Austyn. I love the message in this poem. Everyone has so much potential in life and I think it's important for people to try their best and to believe in themselves in order to reach their goals in life. Congrats on the trophy.
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alive
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oh wait. something nice? you like it? really? WOW
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WOW, this blew me away. such strong and powerful words. with lots of strong imagery and emotions through out it. I think that the last line is great:
Stop being everything you're not and start being everything you are.
great job on this
good luck in the contest
kat
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this poem is great. the imagery is fantastic and same with the use of symbolism/metaphors. very nice poem.
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thank you!
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OMG! amazing as always. this blew me away and this is soooo inspiring. i can tell that i will remember this for a long time. it has literally touched my heart and made me want to believe in what i am and what i have now and not what i could have. this is why I LOVE YOU! you make everything make sense with so few words but so many emotions. :]
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awe thank you hunni.
i liked it, but idk where it came from.
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This brings tears to my eyes. You poured this out with every ounce of pain you feel.
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Thanks.
Don't cry.
I love you.
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