TEARS
How many tears can one girl cry?
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it depends on the lie...
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The world is often not what it seems
Broken hearts
Broken dreams
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How many tears can one girl cry?
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What seems real is often make believe
a part of the truth but not complete
My heart is often not considered
I am real and my heart beats
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Beauty is skin deep
The heart is deeper
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How many tears can one girl cry?
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I am not a basket or a vase
I am not for purchase or for sale
My tears are salty like all others...
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Only part of the truth was told
Only one picture given
not all
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How many tears can one girl cry?
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The ice cream man and blue eyes were the lies
they broke my heart
For them I cry
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I need to be free
For some day the truth may come to my door
It may hold me in it's arms
and wipe away my tears
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How many tears can one girl cry?
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She can cry
a river...
By Lynn Hahn
Cynthia Buell Thomas
Wed 21st Dec 2016 15:26
I like the idea of this. To be honest, I think the first thirteen lines strike hard and deep, and the poem could effectively jump right to the final two lines. Although the 'ice cream man and blue eyes' is a very intriguing image.
It's a strong, universal and personal subject you have shared. Keep writing.