Due this week

5. Haunted. Have you ever been in a house where things go bump in the night? Do you believe that some buildings or places are haunted? Is there one in your town? Tell us a story about it. Make it believable.
Alternate: Lockers. What one thing do you wish no one to know about in your locker? Or what is the most important thing in your locker? Deadline: Friday Oct. 17.

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Hate

Professor_Zoom's picture
Submitted by Professor_Zoom on February 1, 2008 - 23:03.

I'm afraid
that I might
hate you
even though
I promised I never would.

but "I love you"
seems so empty
and I'm not sure
how much I ever meant it.

Although
maybe
I just hate me.

gosh i hope not... ...we all

Submitted by Mango on February 1, 2008 - 23:06.

gosh i hope not...

...we all wuv u..

...*smilz*
Great poem!

Usagi's picture

I think

Submitted by Usagi on February 1, 2008 - 23:08.

I think
The word love
Was full to brimming
With
What it meant then.
It was emptied,
Its contents sloshed
Out onto the street.
And the vessel's filled
With hate.

Professor_Zoom's picture

That works for me. I just

Submitted by Professor_Zoom on February 1, 2008 - 23:10.

That
works for me.
I just need to realize
that I can't do it over
and that whatever I
could
would
should
have done
is irrelevant.

Usagi's picture

I always

Submitted by Usagi on February 1, 2008 - 23:13.

I always
Have a hard time with that.
I can't stop myself
From going back,
Finding exactly what I should've done,
And hating myself
For not doing it.
I'm a teenager. I'm supposed
To learn
From my mistakes.
Too many mistakes.
And I don't seem
To be able to figure out the lesson.

Professor_Zoom's picture

I know exactly what you're

Submitted by Professor_Zoom on February 1, 2008 - 23:15.

I know
exactly
what you're saying.

Usagi's picture

I think

Submitted by Usagi on February 1, 2008 - 23:28.

I think I'm more
Insecure and
Pessimistic
On here than
I am in real life.
The question:
Which is
acting?

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