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My Cocoon

I wrapped myself in veils of lilac Beauty hid my flawed skin Slowly they peeled back my layers Revealing my imperfections again My arms reek of blood From scratches self-induced Scars and bruises around my elbow Show all that that produced

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 8/2/2011 3:13:00 PM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one in the PoetrySoup International Poetry contest Gwen. I wish you the best in the final round. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/2/2011 9:21:00 AM
Gwen, Good luck! Congratulations on your poem's capture of the first round. Agape, Moses
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Date: 7/27/2011 11:05:00 AM
"Scars and bruises around my elbow," Says a lot. I like the mystery here. Says a bunch without saying too much. Congrats on the selection. daver
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Date: 7/25/2011 1:44:00 PM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Gwen. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/31/2010 7:08:00 PM
Gwen, congrats on your featured poem of the week. Hope you are enjoying the new year. May you be blessed with a wonderful & joyful New Year! Take care*Luv~SKAT
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Date: 12/28/2010 7:39:00 AM
Congrats on having your poem being featured on the Poetry Soup home page this week. Please keep your creative caps on, let your poetry pen keep painting your poetry pads with colors of creativity. Thanks for sharing this with us and have a wonderful week ahead. Love always, Adeleke
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Date: 12/27/2010 7:20:00 PM
Short, but very sweetly descriptive with good rhymes. This was a good choice for poems of the week.
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Date: 12/27/2010 8:58:00 AM
Congratulations on your wonderful poetry being featured this week at PoetrySoup Gwen. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/24/2010 2:38:00 AM
i love trhis piece my firend thank you for sharing this wonderful poem with me
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