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Stop
“Stop” 10-2-99 Maybe if my heart would stop beating, it wouldn’t hurt so badly. And maybe if I could stop breathing, my chest would no longer ache. If I knew how to stop being alive, I wouldn’t feel myself slowly dying. Maybe if I wasn’t hungry, I could eat for energy. And maybe if I could stop crying, I wouldn’t look like hell. If I didn’t love you, my soul could survive. Maybe if my God understands, strength will empower me. And maybe if I hadn’t trusted you, I wouldn’t feel so betrayed. If I could hate you, I wouldn’t have to die. Maybe if I were smarter, I wouldn’t…
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You-(Kurt Cobain)
I was almost 13 and had just discovered Kurt Cobain and Nirvana’s music when he died in 1994. My favorite Nirvana song is “Pennyroyal Tea.” I wrote the poem as part of an English assignment and drew the picture for Art. “You” 4-8-97 We put all our trust in you, not knowing what you’d been through. You gave us strength to face our peers, and looked right through us in the mirrors. We hear your lyrics every day, and know you’ll never fade away. You made me want to scream from towers: “I’m here now, embrace my powers!” We all cried out in pain: “Why’d you leave us Kurt Cobain?” Your…
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The Night
I wrote this one when I was 15. “The Night” 11-22-96 Deep in the night I had a dream, and in it everything was okay. I was thoroughly happy, and nothing could take that away from me. I wasn’t at all doubtful, and in fact, feeling that way was entirely unknown to me. Everything worked out for the better the first time through, and it always had. Deep in the night I had a dream, and in it everything was not okay. Beauty was not in the eyes of the beholder, and I couldn’t find it in me. I was afraid of everything, and nothing would take that away from me. All I wanted was for someone to…
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