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TRY

I don't have an answer
I'm not sure of the question

Try

It's too scary to feel anything
I close myself off as best as I can
Try

I hate to close my eyes
It's all still there in front of me
Try

I turn away from who I see in the mirror
A stranger stands in my place
Try

I want to wake from this dream
This nightmare
I can't.
Try

I run
The stranger still stands in my place
Try

Concentrate
I can't

Try
Drained
Exhausted
Defeated

Try

I can hear time ticking
Panic fills me
Hold on
Wait

Try

Glance at the mirror
The stranger is still there
Mocking me
Shaming me
Hating me

Don't look
Look away
Run
Say goodbye
Try

The one you knew,
the one in that mirror is gone

Try

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QueenMoniqwa Comment by: QueenMoniqwa - 2007-05-07 07:18
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WOW!

This is something very special...excellent work. Emotive demonstration of the power of one small word, the weight. The struggle and conflict, the effort is tangible. I love this!

Kudos and thank you.

M
ParchmentPoetry Comment by: ParchmentPoetry - 2007-04-14 14:59
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Lots of emotion. Good flow. On first reading, I didn't notice any problems. I encourage you to keep writing. I find that when I feel lost, hating myself, that writing is great therapy. It helps to release my feelings. ParchmentPoetry aka Janet
wordsmith Comment by: wordsmith - 2006-10-25 18:07
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A feeling many people have felt at one time or another. Nicely written.
jadefahy81 Comment by: jadefahy81 - 2006-09-01 12:10
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i love it
i think everyone has felt this way in a point in there lives
youre such a good writer ^_^
luvluv
kassi
Comment by: - 2006-08-17 12:06
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I so feel this way. I too hate the person in the mirror. I look at pictures from a few years ago and at myself now and I don't know who that guy is. Very good poem. Good way of showing how awful and scary it is to grow older, especially since it is hard to feel wiser.
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