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Feb 10
poetry challenge: Tone
IceGalaxy

duo

salt tears are 
sliding down my cheeks
in silver streaks
yellow rays of 
bright happiness break through
the dark cage i've
trapped myself in
i should be happy;
this is what i 
wanted
i should be sad;
i've lost pretty much
everything
but no matter what
i know that this is
better
things are going to be
worse now with you
gone
because i still
love you
because i still
love you
and you loved
me back
and you loved
me back
but this is worse
now that you are
gone
i could never
be in a better mood since
you are out of my life
and i will never
crawl out of this
pit of despair
i can fly through clouds
on silver wings without
you to pull me back down
 
because of you.
 
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Posted: 02.10.21
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  1. TreePupWriter
    Feb 13, 2021

    Woah...this is just so, so cool! I kept rereading it, each story is really well-written and I love the way you wove them together, especially how they join at the end. Beautiful!

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  1. Treblemaker
    Feb 13, 2021

    wowow I read this three times because it was formatted so cool and the alternate perspectives.. woah. How beautiful and cleverly done

    "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison

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  1. IceGalaxy
    Feb 13, 2021

    thank you all so much! your support means so much to me :)

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