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THE PAIN OF A CHILD HURTS #2
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Our painful childhood experiences still haunt us as adults.
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Jun 19th, 2011
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THE PAIN OF A CHILD HURTS #1
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Never underestimate the emotional pain that a child endures.
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OTHER
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DOCTOR
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1784747
The unfortunate shock a new doctor faces as he realizes he cannot heal all the people.
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Jun 12th, 2011
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OTHER
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GREED
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1784764
A short poem showing the sequence of events that occur when greed is let into one's life.
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Jun 13th, 2011
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OTHER
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UNDESERVING WORTHY TRUST
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1781164
Poem about a man living a lie.
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May 31st, 2011
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POETRY
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A HOUSE ATOP THE HILL
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A poem about the mystery of the house atop the hill.
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May 21st, 2011
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POETRY
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THE NOISE
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Undesireable memories of childhood
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May 17th, 2011
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OTHER
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NEVER WOULD YOU KNOW
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1773676
The emotions as a child cries for attention
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May 5th, 2011
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OTHER
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MADNESS
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A simple poem that makes reference to madness
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May 25th, 2011
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OTHER
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SHOEBOX
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Contest Entry- Recalling repressed memories by looking at childhood pictures.
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FAR FROM EXISTANCE
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1781440
A poem that speaks about a mentally ill person who gets teased.
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Jun 1st, 2011
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NO ESCAPE
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1779331
This is how I feel when I just want to get away
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May 25th, 2011
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A TEMPEST FORCE
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Short poem through the eyes of someone gone postal (e.g. Virginia Tech campus shooter) .
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Apr 29th, 2011
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FAILURE, A FEAR
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The parylizing effects of this fear
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Apr 21st, 2011
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POETRY
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DAIRY QUEEN
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1781419
A young employee catches her dad redhanded with her supervisor.
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PROSE
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HE LIED TO ME!
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An ironic tale about a suprise party, a promotion, and a man who missed it all.
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Apr 19th, 2011
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Every Breath
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1851802
A free verse poem about a lady and a life lost.
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Mar 1st, 2012
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Jul 27th, 2014
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POETRY
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Behind Progress
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1851795
A community receives a new visitor.
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Mar 1st, 2012
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POETRY
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The Inevitable
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A free verse poem about the Inevitable.
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Feb 17th, 2012
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POETRY
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Bottled Up
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A free verse poem about the effects of some psychotropic medications.
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Feb 15th, 2012
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POETRY
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At This Very Moment In Time
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1827736
A free verse poem
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Nov 22nd, 2011
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Psychology
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POETRY
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Disarray
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1826870
A short rhyming poem that is not uplifting.
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Nov 18th, 2011
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POETRY
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SUNKEN DREAMS
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1817765
A short free verse poem about past memories
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Oct 11th, 2011
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POETRY
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THE SMILE OF SADNESS
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1813702
A non-rhyming free verse poem. Editor's Pick
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Sep 27th, 2011
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Jul 27th, 2014
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THIS DISEASE
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1802845
A short free verse poem I wrote a while in the darkness of my mental distress.
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Aug 17th, 2011
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Jul 27th, 2014
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A SCARY IMAGE
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1793913
A short free verse poem about my personal experience with pharmaceuticals
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Jul 16th, 2011
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Jul 27th, 2014
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Health
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POETRY
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COUNTDOWN TO THE END
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1791543
A poem about the unlived life of a man who awaits only for his end.
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Jul 7th, 2011
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Jul 27th, 2014
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PROSE
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ALMOST DEAD
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1772002
Unable to percieve the pace of time
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Apr 29th, 2011
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POETRY
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THEY SAID THERE WOULD BE A TORNADO
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contest entry
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