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[ruleruben]

Ugly Duckling

By Ruben

[color=blue]I stand alone
But I'm surrounded by people
I call my friends
I want to tell them how I feel
But I know they wouldn't be able to comprehend
The pain I hide from them
Sometimes they talk to me
Sometimes I'm ignored
Sometimes I feel unwanted and uncool
Because I don't look the way they do
They tell me I look fine
But I can read the truth between the lies
I'm not hot or pretty like they are
I'm just an ugly duckling
Who never turned into a swan
I look into the mirror
And all I see is what I want to be
Instead of what I am
I look up into the dark sky
Wishing on every star that one day
I'll be the person I want to be
And I'll find someone who loves me for me
Instead of what they want to see [/color]

[ruleruben]

[color=black]The Heart I Let You Take
by Ruben[/color]

[color=red][i]My hourglass is out of sand,
time just slipped right through my hand,
my knees are weak, now I can't stand,
I'm drowning with no sight of land,
all I need is in your eyes,
but you told me your last good-byes,
said you'd had it with my lies,
you saw right through my used disguise,

Well here I am, I'm on my knees,
begging you, I beg you please,
just look now into my eyes,
and say that you do realize,
that leaving me was a big mistake,
bring back the heart I let you take,

And here I go again, drifting far away,
hurting deep within, because you wouldn't stay,
I'm telling you the truth, all these words I say,
I'd do anything to prove, my love to you today,
so give me one good reason, that you won't believe,
that in this new season, there is a new me,
I'm giving you a promise, I would never leave,
I'm telling you I'm honest, but you still don't see,

Well here I am, I'm on my knees,
begging you, I beg you please,
just look now into my eyes,
and say that you do realize,
that leaving me was a big mistake,
bring back the heart I let you take,

I'm breaking down, my heart is breaking,
the love I gave to you, you are forsaking,
but still my heart you're taking,
and my knees, they won't stop shaking,

Well here I am, I'm on my knees,
begging you, I beg you please,
just look now into my eyes,
and say that you do realize,
that leaving me was a big mistake,
bring back the heart I let you take,

Now my hourglass is out of sand,
time just slipped right through my hand... [/i][/color]

[Tinkster]

REALLY good. Sorry for late reply, haven't been on much lately.

You obvioulsy have a talent for poetry, and the second looks like it could actually be song lyrics(unless they are already). I like your choice of themes.

otherwise there's nothing much I can say. You could try turning some of your poetry into song lyrics, that's always fun. AND those poems you wrote are long enough to be songs.

Keep it up!
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"Theory is the foundation of music;
Instruments are the tools to make it;
Music is the doorway to someones soul"
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[ruleruben]

gee thanxs well... i just write at the spur of the moment what im feeling so im not sure i have a theme

[Tinkster]

yeah I do that too, especially when I'm bored. I got the most stupid rhyming(did i spell that right?) thing in my head right now.

I like it, I want it, i just gotta have it.
I see it, I need it, 'cause I''ll die without it.


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"Theory is the foundation of music;
Instruments are the tools to make it;
Music is the doorway to someones soul"
-ShadeArt

[ruleruben]

[quote="Tinkster"]yeah I do that too, especially when I'm bored. I got the most stupid rhyming(did i spell that right?) thing in my head right now.

I like it, I want it, i just gotta have it.
I see it, I need it, 'cause I''ll die without it.

[/quote] yeah u spelled it right

[Tinkster]

thought so. i mess alot of words like that up.

So you plan on putting more poetry on here?
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"Theory is the foundation of music;
Instruments are the tools to make it;
Music is the doorway to someones soul"
-ShadeArt

[ruleruben]

yep soon as i finish writing the last one

[ruleruben]

She looks at me with those delicate eyes
and my heart stands still
like i have been shocked by lightning,
or maybe I had swallowed a bad pill
I tell her the truth
and she smiles with delight
every time i see her
my high goes towards new heights
she don't know this....
but I am terrified..
to lose her
would be a mistake that i cant change
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At the root of our need to control we find FEAR. It may be fear of the unknown. Fear of not coping. Fear of loss. Or possibly even fear of looking stupid. And as our efforts to control other people and events invariably fail, our fear increases. Trust, on the other hand, is a quality of the soul. While control is a tool of the mind, trust and faith are aspects of the heart. When we trust in life enough to give up our need for control, we can relax and open to the flow of energy in our lives. This brings peace of mind