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Jun 17, 2007 13:52

I Am Vertical
But I would rather be horizontal.
I am not a tree with my root in the soil
Sucking up minerals and motherly love
So that each March I may gleam into leaf,
Nor am I the beauty of a garden bed
Attracting my share of Ah's and spectacularly painted,
Unknowing I must soon unpetal.
Compared with me, a tree is immortal
And a flower-head not tall, but ( Read more... )

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thebeatalls June 17 2007, 18:08:42 UTC
Y u typin that tho.

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xfoxxyladyx June 17 2007, 19:46:50 UTC
It's a poem written by Sylvia Plath. One of my many heroes.

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asourpolyphony June 17 2007, 23:54:29 UTC
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THAT POEM SO SO MUCH! SYLVIA LIVEZ ON <3333

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xfoxxyladyx June 18 2007, 03:03:33 UTC
Rest in peace, O my dear Sylvia...

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