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I Am Not a Poet But I Think I Write Poems

You, Who Are My Mirror

By: girlmcgirly
Written on January 1st, 2012
Age: 41-45 , Female
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46 responses
  • sunshines333

    does not it mean that create your own myth instead of reading others' and feeling identification with them.nice sharing!sunshines!

    Sep 29, 2012
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    • girlmcgirly

      Thanks for reading! :)

      Sep 29, 2012
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  • thecryptologist

    Awesome :)

    Apr 16, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    Thanks, hart. I think i would very much like to hear that.

    Apr 15, 2012
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  • hartfire

    This could probably be set very well to an angry blues-rock melody.

    Apr 15, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    Thanks so much, Twelvestrings

    Feb 12, 2012
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  • TwelveStrings

    I love this :)

    Feb 11, 2012
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  • randomuseruser

    To be honest it sounds like you are talking about gossip.

    Or a bad friend.



    Or..



    It made me imagine



    I like things that make me imagine, thanks.

    Feb 8, 2012
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    • girlmcgirly

      I'm glad you liked it. That is just about the best thing someone can say about your writing...it made them imagine.

      Feb 8, 2012
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  • shadowyblue

    very poignent words and a true reflection of how i guess you are feeling

    from the soul and from the heart

    such a perfect place for you to start

    you sound so sad and full of sorrow

    but trust there is always tommorrow

    Jan 23, 2012
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    • girlmcgirly

      Thank you, shadowy...Yep, always tomorrow.
      I'm not nearly as sad as words sometimes make me sound.
      I have to write out sadness to find my bliss.

      Jan 23, 2012
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    • shadowyblue

      so how was your tommorrow-jan 24th onward-good i hope

      Feb 12, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    Thanks for the input, Ferric.

    Jan 21, 2012
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  • Ferric67

    This poem has life, and with its legs it crawls...quietly slithering to a contentious heap of resentment...and betrayal. Free your spirit from attachment and allow your soul to soar high beyond any horizon...for there will be no limits to your containment. That is your destiny...an honest, liberated mind.

    Jan 21, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    Well, hey, I'm nothing if not funky!



    Thanks, vamp! :)

    Jan 15, 2012
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  • avampiresheart

    Wow I really like this. IT makes sense in a funky sort of way. : )

    Jan 15, 2012
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  • BadMamaJama

    Oh the pain and hurt you must be feeling. Even if the writing just touches on it, it is well done.



    Yes, just accept the compliment. :) Good Idea!



    Bach did not become a great pianist overnight. I imagine your written expressions will work their ways to perfection with practice as well.

    Jan 15, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    Thank you, Ronan.



    I know poetry isn't your thing...so, I appreciate that. :)

    Jan 3, 2012
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  • ronanp

    Dark and powerful, girly. I read and reread several times seeing more with each read.

    Jan 2, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    Perpetual forward motion...has to be a good thing, I believe.



    Thanks for the comment, Shap.

    Jan 2, 2012
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  • shap36

    oh : where did you got this from but it touched some very sensitive and aching links inside my heart and my mind still stumbling apart - thank you for these feelings which kept me go ahead - alone but still very determined

    Jan 2, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    Thank you very much, Twin.

    Jan 2, 2012
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  • twinA

    i like it :)

    Jan 2, 2012
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  • thatguy1970

    Powerful writing, Girly. I make a note that you end this poem with the word "destiny". How apt that fate has the final word. ;)

    Jan 2, 2012
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    • girlmcgirly

      But would you say that each man makes his own destiny? Chooses his own fate?

      Jan 2, 2012
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    • thatguy1970

      I am beginning to doubt that we do choose our own fate. If this is true, then why aren't all of us married to the person of our dreams and living a fairytale existence? Some would say because it is a nuanced thing, this way we "choose our own fate". But I think... I think fate is just that. Fate. Do we choose it? I don't think so. I think we are merely actors on a stage playing our parts. To us, it seems we have our own will and are making our own choices. But in the bigger picture, we are just along for the ride. That's my humble opinion.

      Jan 2, 2012
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    • girlmcgirly

      I'm inclined to agree more often than not. Sometimes though, I don't. I don't know....we choose things impetuously that have rippling effects, maybe? I don't know. That not knowing is a huge source of my personal quandary, I suppose.

      Jan 2, 2012
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    • thatguy1970

      I think it is human nature to believe that we have control. It seems inconceivable that we do not control our own lives. It's an interesting subject for sure.

      Jan 3, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    Thanks so much to all of you. I haven't shared poetry out in the open for a while but you guys do make it worth it when I do.



    Thanks again for reading and commenting. It truly means a lot to me.

    Jan 2, 2012
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  • emerald

    Dang, girl! It didn't rhyme and even I still got it and felt it! THat was deep and wrenching! Kudos, and thanks for sharing!

    Jan 2, 2012
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    • girlmcgirly

      I rarely rhyme. I am not sure why. I used to think it was because it was more difficult but then I disciplined myself for quite some time and only wrote in rhyme and felt that I lost a lot of my voice and even more of power because I was forcing something that wasn't me.

      Jan 2, 2012
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    • emerald

      YOu don't have to explain the rhyme thing to me. I just loose the pauses, causes, and effects in most cases when it doesn't rhyme. Guess I'mma Cat In The Hat kinda gal! You did GREAT here! Even I understood it! :)

      Jan 2, 2012
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    • justmeonline

      Very often verse doesn't rhyme, but your voice definitely comes through in both poetry and prose girlymcgirly!

      Jan 2, 2012
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  • justmeonline

    Pheeew! You are officially a poet in my book, my friend :)

    Jan 2, 2012
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    • girlmcgirly

      Say, are you planning on publishing that book? ;)

      Jan 2, 2012
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    • justmeonline

      Nice idea :))

      Jan 2, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    Thanks so much, Sunshine.



    I want so badly to tell you why it isn't....but it's a new deal I have with myself. Just accept the compliment, Girly. :)



    I am truly pleased you liked it.

    Jan 2, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    Thanks, Tar...sometimes I agree about the word thing and other times, not so much. This needs some more ruminating but it also needed to breathe outside of me for a while.

    Jan 2, 2012
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  • geetar39

    I think you are a poet. Words like you.

    Jan 1, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    Thanks so much, Mary.

    Jan 1, 2012
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  • Mary1283

    Very nice. I like it. Interesting perspective.

    Jan 1, 2012
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  • girlmcgirly

    You are so right, WiB! I wish that I could even close to being able to put into words what it is that I really feel and want to say.

    Jan 1, 2012
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    • womaninbliss

      yes, it's tricky to get it exactly right ... sometimes it helps to let the subject sit for a few weeks and revisit it ... I find I get clarity from a bit of distance. I think you said it just right ... but it's about how you feel you conveyed your feelings.

      Jan 1, 2012
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  • womaninbliss

    ooh powerful, girly. it can be wonderful to see ourselves reflected in another ... but sometimes it can turn into something unwelcome when those feelings evolve in ways we didn't foresee.

    Jan 1, 2012
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