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apples's picture

On the outside
I appear to be strong
But on the inside
I am vaunerable
I have no protection
My emotions are easy
To toy with
My exterior may appear
Immune to the insults
But I'm crying on the inside
My strength is superficial
I'm an emotional wreak
There's nothing I can do
There's no one I can turn to
All I can do is
Continue to decieve
And hope that one day
My weakness will go away

NeonKiwi's picture

Oh...

Hi, Apples. I know exactly what you mean by this. Just gotta keep hidin' it, though, don't we?

apples's picture

Yup... it's really a

Yup... it's really a weakness that a lot of people have, just some people hide it better than others...

NeonKiwi's picture

Well,

Strength is the ability to show weakness. Most people don't know it and think it's the opposite, so when you wish the weaknesses could be expressed to do away with them, you can't because it's frowned upon. And so we all sit around, being weak, whether we know it or not.

apples's picture

Hmm... I never thought about

Hmm... I never thought about it like that...

NeonKiwi's picture

I hadn't either

I hadn't either, until something happened that triggered my thoughts about what I was afraid of, so then I told my friend about it, and then after that I thought about it that way. But even though I know that's how it is/could be, I still am weak.

apples's picture

Katelyn/Mango

Well, isn't everybody? And where did Mango go???

NeonKiwi's picture

?!

What? Mango? Where?

apples's picture

Well... she said hi and then

Well... she said hi and then stopped existing... and I just thought of it and didn't feel like putting it in a seperate comment, so I asked in the same one...

NeonKiwi's picture

Well,

If she's still here, she'll probably see her name under the comments and look to see what it's about.

apples's picture

She just wrote a poem... so

She just wrote a poem... so she's still on... she's just ignoring our existance...

NeonKiwi's picture

Well then,

We just need to do everything possible to stop her ignoring. *grabs stereo and blasts music* MANGO! MANGO! MANGO! YEAH!

apples's picture

MANGO MANGO MANGO MANGO

MANGO MANGO MANGO MANGO MANGO MANGO MANGO AMGO MANGO OG MANGO... WHERE ARE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU???????????????

Who cares if apples are

Who cares if apples are yummy?

NeonKiwi's picture

Why,

Why, apples_are_yummy does, of course.

NeonKiwi's picture

MANGO!

MANGO MANGO MANGO - wait. Maybe she's not really ignoring us, she's just watching us to see what we're doing to catch her attention and laughing her head off at us.

Who is?

Who is?

NeonKiwi's picture

Umm...

Mango is.

apples's picture

Hmm... I can definately see

Hmm... I can definately see Mango doing that... She can be evil...

NeonKiwi's picture

*whispering*

Just don't let her hear you say that.

writingdog's picture

Very evil indeed...

Very evil indeed...

How is she evil?

How is she evil?

apples's picture

writingdog!!!!

I curse you!!!! Ever since we talked a few days ago... I've been dreaming of only dogs... I wrote another dog poem too... "Abust to Love"...

writingdog's picture

cool!!! I'm taking over

cool!!! I'm taking over another person with my weird dog dreams! and cool I'll check it out right now.

apples's picture

Yes, you did!!! I can't stop

Yes, you did!!! I can't stop it!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

writingdog's picture

what were they about?

what were they about?

apples's picture

Umm... for one thing, the

Umm... for one thing, the dog in your pic is in a lot of my dreams... and in all but one, I'm that dog... And that one was one where I lived with that dog... But to answer your question, Mostly about the life of a dog... you know, everyday stuff... except I can talk to other dogs and stuff like that. They're actually quite pleasant... except for the one my poem is based on...

writingdog's picture

cool!!! Keep dreaming:)

cool!!! Keep dreaming:) about dogs of course. I can never remeber my dreams. Well sometimes I can, but like on rare occasions.

apples's picture

I normally NEVER remember my

I normally NEVER remember my dreams... but I've been remembering all of these ones...

writingdog's picture

Dogs are making a dent on

Dogs are making a dent on you. It's happened to a lot of people I know. What about ocelots?

apples's picture

ocelots????

ocelots????

NeonKiwi's picture

Ocelots...

Aren't they those cat animals that live in South America or something?

writingdog's picture

yup some are in US. Texas I

yup some are in US. Texas I think. They are endangered species.

NeonKiwi's picture

Spots?

They have spots, right?

writingdog's picture

yup. yup.

yup. yup.

apples's picture

I'm a dog person... and

I'm a dog person... and that's it... oh, and it's kk about all the comments... I'm just as guilty...

writingdog's picture

I'm an animal person but

I'm an animal person but dogs are my fave. Just asking if any of you knew what ocelots were because I'm made this ocelot petition.

Mango is

Mango is what..............................?

NeonKiwi's picture

She is

Mango is probably laughing her head off at us.

NeonKiwi's picture

Hey,

Do you even know who Mango is?

Who the heck are you talking

Who the heck are you talking too?

NeonKiwi's picture

Autumn.CrossC

I am talking to you.

I know~ Hows old are you>

I know~

Hows old are you>

Usagi's picture

Autumn:

You've been asking everybody that. How old are you?

I am 16!

I am 16!

Ahhhhhhhh Dahhhhh, SHes a

Ahhhhhhhh Dahhhhh,

SHes a person!

NeonKiwi's picture

Yes

Bingo! You got it!

Is Mango a girl or boy?

Is Mango a girl or boy?

Mango is evil? REally i

Mango is evil?

REally i didn't know that~

Usagi's picture

No, Mango is actually quite

No, Mango is actually quite nice. We like to accuse her of being evil.

And in anticipation of your next question, I am talking to you, Autumn.

apples's picture

I knew it... my talking

I knew it... my talking about YWP dragged you back! You are so addicted to this site! (not like I'm one to talk...)

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