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Old Poems

by Lee_Marie

I look into my past through old poems.

each yellowing page

telling another story of that sadness;

dark and full of worry.

I read and learn from them now;

just how much irregular darkness

resided in my heart.

Those nights I cried myself to sleep

always thinking this is middle school.

This is normal.

Through those poems I am reminded

Life becomes better

And poetry changes

You no longer write about your pain,

but how happy you’ve become.

 
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Emmanuel55
<p>&quot;Y<span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">ou no longer write about your pain,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">but how happy you&rsquo;ve become.&quot;&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Great line. I enjoyed this. Made me feel better about writing poetry myself and working through my emotions. Thanks for sharing!</p>

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