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Poetry On Odyssey: Letting You Back In

Poem about trying your best but somehow that person comes back in.

Clemson University

Pen on Paper

Darkness awaits
Hope arises
Love is fearful
Happiness can be eternal

I want a moment
With you and me
Lost in each other
With nothing to hold but emotion
Me and you
Soon to become solidified
Into gold

I dared to stare
Right in your eyes
Begging you
Desperately wanting this to end
It never did.
Continued on and on
Time went by
Day after day
Week after week
Year after year
Until at one point
I got up and raised a toast
To the life I was going to create

From that moment till now
I ripped every bandage
Let all them breathe
Cried every tear
Healed my soul
And Made myself become
So bitter cold

No emotions
No care in the world
No love to give
No love to hold

I gave it my all
And still I couldn't keep you from
Coming right back in

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Mississippi State University

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Everyone knows February 14^th is Valentine's day, but we absolutely cannot forget about Galentine's day on February 13^th. Galentine's day is all about celebrating girlfriends, and according to Leslie Knope it's the most important day of the whole year.

"Parks and Recreation" is where this amazing holiday came from and since then it's actually become something people celebrate! Every year I always try to do something for Galentine's day with my best friends and we always have so much fun!

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Welcome to hell on Earth.

Jacksonville State University

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9 Reasons 'To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before' Stands Apart From Other Young Adult Rom-Coms

This movie is completely redefines the genre of young adult rom-coms.

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9 Reasons 'To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before' Stands Apart From Other Young Adult Rom-Coms

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When I saw "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" on Netflix I assumed it was like most of the teenage rom coms they had put out recently: probably cute and funny at times, but nothing memorable or with any real substance. However, after several friends recommended, I felt it was time to give it a shot. I was shocked, not only at how quickly this film grabbed my attention but at how good the film was overall. It set itself apart from teenage rom-com such as "Clueless," "The Kissing Booth," and "John Tucker Must Die" by not only providing insight to the high school experience today but providing the characters with depth that most other films in this genre lack.

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Poem about trying your best but somehow that person comes back in.

"What's Galentine's Day? It's only the best day of the year!"

Have Breakfast

Girls Night In

Getting a Mani/Pedi

Have a Craft Night

Go out to Dinner

Welcome to hell on Earth.

Especially when you're in that pre-relationship stage.

1. First dates are awesome and awful all at once.

2. Trying to convince her you're the sh*t without being a sh*t.

3. Always being on your best behavior.

4. That first controversial conversation .

5. Figuring out what makes her tick and vise versa.

6. Navigating when it's okay to give them your mental health rundown.

7. Wanting to spend all your time with her but not wanting to suffocate her.

8. Calling her "babe" for the first time.

8. "Sooo... what are we doing here exactly?"

This movie is completely redefines the genre of young adult rom-coms.

1. The film actually followed the book.

2. It displays a genre of novel that is greatly underappreciated.

3. The casting was perfect and showcased the talent of lesser known actors.

4. It treated teenagers as actual humans with emotions instead of brainless, horny idiots.

5. It strayed away from character stereotypes.

6. It displayed a fairly healthy relationship instead of a toxic one.

7. It contained all the sappy lines of a rom-com yet somehow made them sweet.

8. The soundtrack was fire.

9. The film really illustrated what high school is like.

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2. Trying to convince her you're the sht without being a sht.