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a_little_girl
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since 2000-05-08

Posts 307
San Alejandro, HI, USA

0 posted 2001-01-09 12:37 PM

I saw a grown man cry,
just the other day,
seemed like nothing, not even candy,
could take his tears away.

I saw a grown man cry,
on a corner street.
I looked into his eyes,
with a friendly face I'd greet.

We didn't know each other,
we have never met before,
but that look on his face,
was imprinted on my memory forever more.

--it was a smile

Poet on Acid
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since 2001-01-07

Posts 325
Florida, USA

1 posted 2001-01-09 01:07 PM

awwww, a cute and cudly poem, nice touch with all the morbidity going around, nice ground breaker for the first post on this forum.

jeremydraul
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since 2000-08-01

Posts 1118
State of Despair

2 posted 2001-01-09 02:55 PM

this was really good..
i loved the topic and title, it set a beautiful story...
i agree this is a wonderful first post for the forum!
~JDR

"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." -Oscar Wilde

Acies

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Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-07

Posts 7665
Twilight Zone

3 posted 2001-01-09 05:04 PM

I love the topic

yes, even grown men cry
simply wonderful
thanks for the read
keep em coming

I see no changes, wake up in the morning I ask myself, "Is life worth living or should I blast myself" TUPAC SHAKUR

Angel
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since 1999-07-02

Posts 551
Pennsylvania

4 posted 2001-01-09 08:52 PM

a_little_girl,

Great subject, Great Poem. Keep them coming

.

~Susie

"Do you love me because I am beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?"
~Cinderella

Dopey Dope

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Member Patricius

since 2000-08-30

Posts 11132
San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 posted 2001-01-09 09:28 PM

This was powerful. I really liked this poem. It radiates with positivity. I loved it. Wow.....nice one here.

I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust.

I'm in love with my shadow
I admire it daily

Will DeVore
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since 2001-01-01

Posts 12
Weddington, NC, USA

6 posted 2001-01-10 04:29 PM

Excellent poem here. I have heard it said that a smile is worth more than any money in the world, and in a situation like this, I'd believe it. There are so many people out there that could use some positive influences and examples in their lives, and this is a great influence for any person's life.

-= Will =-

Allan Riverwood

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since 2001-01-04

Posts 3502
Winnipeg

7 posted 2001-01-10 08:12 PM

Grown men do cry... it is something very precious to witness. It represents the fragility of the human being.

Eternal life without the darkness isn't life at all- it is a lobotomy.

Baby Gansta
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since 2000-12-09

Posts 24

8 posted 2001-01-10 09:23 PM

That poem made my day, as someone already said, a smile is worth more then money, and of course laughter is the best medicine, an excellent poem lil girl, look forward to seeing more of your work.

Bright_Eyes
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since 2000-12-22

Posts 29
Plymouth, MN

9 posted 2001-01-11 10:06 AM

I agree with all the rest, this is a wonderful way to start out Teen Poetry #4! This is a great piece...sometimes we forget that even grown men do cry. Keep up the good work lil girl!

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

10 posted 2001-01-11 11:14 AM

You keep passing those smiles around, and you will go very, very far...and in writings like this, you might be a "star"...

well done!

Karilea
If I whisper, will you listen?...
I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound.
KRJ

Lakewalker
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since 2000-08-05

Posts 3289
On the streets w/ people

11 posted 2001-01-11 05:10 PM

I love this, I didn't know what to expect when I started reading this and I really like what you wrote. Wondeful job

"Disagreements stimulate thought, thought stimulates action, and action stimulates life." --Lakewalker
http://www.thehungersite.com

Melster
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since 2000-12-09

Posts 442
Brisbane, Qld, Australia

12 posted 2001-01-12 03:54 AM

There is such beauty in tears... As Allan said "seeing a grown man cry is something very precious to witness. It represents the fragility of the human being." This is true... such truth you speak... this is a beautiful piece, you ought to be VERY proud of this one!!

You can't hurt me anymore than I have hurt myself already...

a_little_girl
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since 2000-05-08

Posts 307
San Alejandro, HI, USA

13 posted 2001-01-12 10:37 AM

PA--thanks. You only get one chance to be the first post.
jd--its so rare that men show their emotions.
acire--sometimes I think that men are inhuman, with the way that they treat people.
Angel--thanks.
DD--I'm not really all that positive irl, but I try to be.
Will--expressions hold more power than words.
Allan--I hope that men'll learn to show their other "weak" feelings more often.
BE--thank you.
Sunshine--thank you
LW--Gracias (thanks)
Mel--perhaps it isn't money that makes one truely happy...

**No weapon will pierce my heart, no hand will be raised to harm me as long as I write.**
~a_little_girl

apsara
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since 2000-11-09

Posts 70

14 posted 2001-01-13 05:33 AM

Wow this was just soooo great. Look forward to reading some more.

apsara

FoxXena
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since 2001-06-13

Posts 141
where dragons play, children run free and foxes are never hunted

15 posted 2001-06-15 08:15 PM

What can I say? This is really powerful.

Would you be known by everybody? Then you know nobody.
-Publilus Syrus

Julian L. Chester
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since 2001-06-05

Posts 50

16 posted 2001-06-15 08:45 PM

i really admire this poem alot cause it really lets people know in some way that it is ok for a grown man cry and thats what has to put out there for all those who dont know that it is ok. very powerful poem

anonymous albert ?

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since 2001-03-23

Posts 2979

17 posted 2001-06-16 02:06 AM

wow!...this poem has it all...beautiful yet sad and powerful as well the meaning and the ending ended it wonderfully...i loved this piece...awesome job

...hope to see more bye Karen

im addicted to passions in poetry!...are you?

Fading Away

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since 2001-03-14

Posts 3131
Lynchburg, Virginia

18 posted 2001-06-16 03:59 PM

Very, VERY powerful words here. A smile can sometimes make all the difference in the world to someone's day. Very well written poem. Thanks for sharing.

--Marie

"You're the girl of my nightmares, erotic and skull-faced.
Anorexic Beauty, feather-weight perfection. Anorexic Beauty, underweight goddess." --Pulp

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