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Happier Without Me.

June 19, 2011
By .BeautifulDisaster. SILVER, Whittier, California
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.BeautifulDisaster. SILVER, Whittier, California
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"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite." -The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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I used to be scared that you were happier without me. You would smile in all of your new pictures you posted, and it made me realize I don't smile at all. You used happy faces in all of your status updates. I realized I hadn't used a happy face in over a month. When I saw you at the local coffee joint, my heart sank because you ordered the same thing you always did. After I had ordered it before you. You did a double take and then smiled at me after you realized who I was. I went blond for you. The next night, I realized you were good at pretending. When you showed up at my doorstep with a big, yellow sunflower and tears in your eyes, I realized you missed me as much as I missed you. And you said you were terrified that I was happier without you.

© Cerys W., Marblehead, MA

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I'm really not happier without you like you might think I am.
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dreamingwitheyesopen said...
on Jul. 7 2011 at 1:26 pm
dreamingwitheyesopen, Houston, Texas
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Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony&quot; -Mahatma Gandhi

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That was amazing! :) :)
letmekeepthis GOLD said...
on Jul. 6 2011 at 2:30 pm
letmekeepthis GOLD, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
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This is really good. I love how you can say so much in just a paragraph! Definitely keep writing, narrative poems like this ar emy favorites.(:
youaretheinkandlifeisthepaper BRONZE said...
on Jul. 6 2011 at 8:14 am
youaretheinkandlifeisthepaper BRONZE, Houston, Texas
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&quot;I want to unfold. I do not want to be folded anywhere, because there, where I am folded, I am a lie.&quot; Maggie Stiefvater

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This is really pretty. I like a poem written like a story. Lyrical.
Keasbey GOLD said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 11:41 pm
Keasbey GOLD, La Habra Heights, California
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&quot;I will no longer pray on my knees, to a god who&#039;s left me so many times. I will no longer pray on my knees, to a god who won&#039;t answer my call.&quot;

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Brenna it's great :)
.BeautifulDisaster. SILVER said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 11:34 pm
.BeautifulDisaster. SILVER, Whittier, California
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Thank you!:)
.BeautifulDisaster. SILVER said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 11:34 pm
.BeautifulDisaster. SILVER, Whittier, California
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&quot;And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.&quot; -The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Thank you so much:)
AliLinnS GOLD said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 11:04 pm
AliLinnS GOLD, Heislerville, New Jersey
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Good job! It's very good! Keep writing!
trangh_64 PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 8:14 pm
trangh_64 PLATINUM, Dallas, Texas
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I LOVE it!! :'D