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Intro of an Amateur

by Flightdragon

I'm not practiced as a poet, that doesn't mean that I won't try. Words in this form impact highly: 'tis a waste to pass chance by.
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Flightdragon
Haha, that's not a bad start!
indigoblu97
<p>everyone has to start somewhere! Here&#39;s a poem I wrote when I first started:&nbsp;</p><p>disclaimer&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">I feel I should claim a disclaimer &nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">because I really don&#39;t know what I&#39;m doing&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">I think I should make it clear&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">that I am not &nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">really&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">very much&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">at all&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">a poet.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">These are just words&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">and I am just a girl&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">and you are just a reader&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">and we are all just people.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">But maybe all these people &nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">and all these readers &nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">and even the not-really-a-poet girl&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">need these words &nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">because we are the only ones &nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">that will think them&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">and say them &nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">and write them&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">and read them.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">and love them as they are.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.0909px; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">&nbsp;</p>

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