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            <title>aww come on ppls!</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:29:44 -0700</pubDate>         
            
            <description>    &lt;p&gt;hey wheres everyone at?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i dont usually have the time to post but i sometimes get the chance to read a couple.. where they all at?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i hope you arent all to busy to post. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;hope to read some soon :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;have a great day :)&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&quot;clear:both;&quot;&gt; 
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            <title>The voices</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:34:55 -0700</pubDate>         
            
            <description>    &lt;p&gt;A familiar voice pounds in my head,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;repeating phrases I&amp;#39;ve never heard said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It says&amp;#160;I won&amp;#39;t be good enough, no matter what I do&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It says that I should just give up, because I don&amp;#39;t know&amp;#160;&lt;em&gt;what&lt;/em&gt; to do.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over and over again, I question my sanity,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I guess that proves its there.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But&amp;#160;I can&amp;#39;t help but to wonder...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whose voice is this, that fills my mind?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#160;know it but it doesn&amp;#39;t come with a face.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I begin to obsess,&lt;br /&gt;My life is blurring, it&amp;#39;s becoming a haze.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As I sit alone in the silent safety of my own bedroom,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the words echo in my mind.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I say them aloud, and the voices match,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;perfectly synchronized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All this time it was just me,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obsessing on my own self doubt.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was my own voice, calling to me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My own voice, pulling me down.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Once again I apologize for not writing as much... I have been VERY caught up recently in.. teenage drama, school, family, and I haven&amp;#39;t been able to find the time to write as much or as well, let alone type it up and post it... And I am truley sorry.&amp;#160; But thank you so much for those of you who are regular (or as regular as I allow you to be lol) readers and continue to check up on my writings... I have not, nor will I ever, give up the art of poetry. It is my life, my passion, my &amp;quot;talent&amp;quot;, and I love it above all other things. Thank you to those of you who realize this and continue to take the time to read my work :).&amp;#160; I appreciate it SO much. :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now, with that out of the way, I am in desperate need of feedback for this one.. When i finally had the time, i sat down in my room, and wrote... i got to the final line, re-read it, and didn&amp;#39;t quite think that it seemed final.&amp;#160; It seemed so unfinished at the time, but my brain was all of a sudden blank of all ideas.&amp;#160;I got to school the next day and in first hour my teacher gave us about 20 minutes of free time.&amp;#160; In this time&amp;#160;I picked up my pencil and read over the work I started the night before, once again unable to write another word.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But this time it seemed so much more...complete. I like this poem a lot, but I&amp;#39;m not sure if my &amp;quot;writers block&amp;quot; (if thats what you want to call it) caused it to seem so complete.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So let me know. :) thanks again for taking your time to not only read my poetry, but to read my little sidenotes as well. :)&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&quot;clear:both;&quot;&gt; 
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            <title>Memories</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:30:39 -0700</pubDate>         
            
            <description>    &lt;p&gt;Mommy and Daddy fighting,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ashley smoking in our room.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Playing on a playground at school,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;crushing on the cutest boy in the first grade.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mother May I, or Red Light Green Light were my favorite games.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I attended church every Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As most others, I have memories, good and bad.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have dreams I awake from with a smile,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And nightmares that stick in my brain.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But despite these memories and dreams,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I live for the present,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;that will someday be the future,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and be left behind as the past.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&quot;clear:both;&quot;&gt; 
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            <title>I Don&#39;t Love Him</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:26:31 -0700</pubDate>         
            
            <description>    &lt;p&gt;People say I&amp;#39;ve fallen,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;that I&amp;#39;ve got it bad.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No! They&amp;#39;re all wrong!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just because my mind never drifts form his face, his voice, his words.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just because when he&amp;#39;s around, he&amp;#39;s the only one I see.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m not in love!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#39;t love him,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I can&amp;#39;t love him.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He&amp;#39;s got her. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There&amp;#39;s no room for me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So you see, I cannot be in love with him.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because he&amp;#39;s not in love with me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I wrote this poem a while back.. but never posted it. &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&quot;clear:both;&quot;&gt; 
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            <title>Lucien Smith  (a friend of mine )</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:22:22 -0700</pubDate>         
            
            <description>    &lt;p&gt;A writer&amp;#39;s blood pumps through your veins.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Potential is the beat of your heart.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Intelligence-insightfulness are the throbs of your brain.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And with your talent, you&amp;#39;re off to a great start.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You&amp;#39;ve had a rough time,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;living a rough life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Worse than most.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But you&amp;#39;re getting through it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And I know&amp;#160;I dont know the half of it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I missed out on those big chapters and so much more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But despite of this,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Still hear my point.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Life will take you all over the place,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;in circles and spirals that seem to go no where.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It may be hard,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;but dont let it bring you down.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That spiral will always have a way out.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You just have to look from the right angle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So what I&amp;#39;m trying to say,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;you&amp;#39;re wonderful just the way you are.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#39;t let a harsh life turn you to the worst.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Stand up tall,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Look life in the eye.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And let it know that there&amp;#39;s a silver lining,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and you will survive.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&quot;clear:both;&quot;&gt; 
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            <title>Never-ending story</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:16:39 -0700</pubDate>         
            
            <description>    &lt;p&gt;Why do you torture me?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why do you take joy from my pain?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We&amp;#39;re supposed to be sisters, family.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But you continue to do this again and again.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Who do you think you&amp;#39;re fooling with your fake smiles and caring tenderness?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Me, apparently, cause I fall for it every time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But no more. I&amp;#39;m done.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No longer will I be taken by your lies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I look back, to some of my first memories.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You were my hero, my idol!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I didn&amp;#39;t just want everything to do with you,&amp;#160;I needed it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So what happened to that girl?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The girl who was always there for me,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the one I miss so badly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I guess she&amp;#39;s long gone, disappeared a long time ago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And I guess it&amp;#39;s too late to try to find her again.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Or is it?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Could she possibly be in there still to this day?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If I dig deep enough will i find the soul that once controled what is now &amp;quot;Ashley Nicole&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#39;t know.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And I dont believe I&amp;#39;ll try to find out.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cause I&amp;#39;m tired of living in your never-ending story of fables and lies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m done.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My part in this fairy-tale is over.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&quot;clear:both;&quot;&gt; 
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            <title>Ashley Nicole</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:46:36 -0700</pubDate>         
            
            <description>    &lt;p&gt;ok so the background info on this poem is my sisters name is ashley nicole.. but she didnt like that so we call her nicci...&amp;#160;&amp;#160; she used to be the BEST sister EVER.. and now she is HORRIBLE!!!! she lies to me CONSTANTLY.. she is breaking a court order to be with a 16 year old guy that i was dating when they hooked up... shes never home and when she is she argues constantly.. she cant hold a job down, she is 21 almost 22 with two kids that got taken away from her by DCFS...&amp;#160;&amp;#160; shes just horrible and i miss the girl she used to be.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ASHLEY NICOLE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What happened to the girl I used to know?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Where did she go? &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why did she leave?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What happened to the girl,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;my sister,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;before all this.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before you left your family,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;before you seemed so crazy?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I want her back.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But no.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shes gone forever.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And she REFUSES to come back.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What happened to the girl that was once my hero?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You arent her anymore,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;no matter how i wish you were.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You care for you,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and you alone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;but you try to make it seem otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i love you Nicci, I always will.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And when you REALLY need it,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I am here to help.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But not as a sister.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a caring stranger.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cause for now,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have no sister called Nicci,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;only an acquaintance called Ashley Nicole.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&quot;clear:both;&quot;&gt; 
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