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I wrote this when I was in a deep depression about all of my friends leaving off to college the next year. It was my own way of describing my feelings to myself, and my own way of telling myself that my time will come.

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Faye

I really admired your poem, and we all go through having to leave people behind or seeing someone walk away from us. Everyone hates it. I think this really sums it up. I am very into poetry and writing. And i would definitely read more of your writing. Thank you for inspiring me :D

Satya

This poem was beautiful and inspirational.

paula

i lOve this pOem because my best mate stefano is leaving to italy and i use to realy like him but now ita just a frindship a strong one and ill never forget him. lOve paula. =]

Manda

That's exactly how i;m feeling right now.

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Leaving

by Robert Elliott

Open your arms to change, but please don�t lose yourself
You are what makes you who you are in sickness and in health
A friendly atmosphere has made you who you are to be
Your character is in charge and will control your destiny

You�ll go someplace you�ve never gone, you�ll make your mark again,
You will reset your standards, and sure will make new friends
As soon as today is yesterday your heart will always give
I hope you won�t regret today, cause your future longs to live

If our paths don�t cross again, I won�t forget this day
Cause I�m afraid of change, I�m scared to shift my ways
My eyes will see things they�ve never seen, but I�ve always been here
The time that counts your moments gone will teach me not to fear.

You�ll look upon your life and see familiar grounds
You�ll hear the call of memories and recognize the sound
All the lives you change will make stars disappear
And as you�re settled down, you�ll realize you�ve never left here.

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latu

this poem is a touching. even though i havn't lost my friends,i know that one day i won't have those friends no more. that is why i'm making use of time with my friends in school while i can before i finish school and never see them ever agian.

Danielle

umm i realli love this poem becuse well i just found out that one of ma best friends is leaving and will neva see him agin and i think i realli like him and he knows it and we went out and all but umm ur poem made me cry sooo hard jst thinking coz its soooo ture thnx xxoo

amelia

this is a very good poem please make more it was great please try and send me some on my email thatnk you from amelia bubi x

dana

nice

thanks it is my situation that im in now and it helps me realies what is realy going on around me. thanks to whoever wrote this

Hayley

We just left school yesterday and I found this poem online it really oved me when I was trying to find something to read out and I know it will have moved others too. Thank you.

Amelia

This poem rely touched me my friend is moving to Australier in 5 weeks and i just felt so like this poem.

Katrina

I like it, it explains how even though your friend is gone in person because their going to a different school than you, all you have to do is just remember the good times that you two had together.

maitha

hey thats the frist time to loge inthe sit and i realy started to like it from the poems thank

Connie

wonderful, true, and honest. my friend hannah is leaving at the end of the easter term, and i am going to dearly miss her. this poem describes the feelings of how every person leaving or the person witnessing someone leaving must feel. x 10/10 !

pooja

i like because its about leaving friend. leaving a friend is just like going to hell or loosing a precious thing which cannot be gained again

rebecca

i like this poem

Nina

"amazing poem I've ever heard"

Carly

This poem means a lot to me, because one of my best friends is going to a new school, and is leaving so much behind her. We had to write a note, and I hope it was okay, but this one touched me so much that I just had to write it to her. Thank you so much for creating this poem, I think my friend will like it just as much as I do!

Bobby

I am moving from the high school I have been at for 3 years. This will help me get through the experience. Thank You.

Jessica

Beautiful, touching and excellent.

krissie

this poem touched me because in 2 days my friend is moving to alabama and im in 6 th grade and weve only known each other for 2 years but shes really special to me next year we'll be moving to junior high and i wish she could be there wel thats what i wanted to say thank you bye

Katie

WOW! That Poem was amazing. Alot of my friends are moving away and it was so cool to read this poem cause it explained just how I felt

Danielle

my friend is leaving school at the end of this year and i'm going to miss him a lot. this poem made me realise that he will always be missed and will never truly leave us. thank you. xxx

carrie

I was just looking for a poem for my class to give to all the seniors that are leaving me this year. I began to think that it was impossible for me to find a poem telling them how I feel but this poem explains it exactly like I would have. Thank You.

RIANNE

I REALLY LOVED THIS POEM THE REASON IS MY BEST FRIEND ASHLEY IS MOVING TO NORTH CAROLINA IN JUNE SO I TRYING TO SPEND TIME WITH HER NOW SO WHEN SHE LEAVES SHE WILL REMEMBER HAPPY TIMES WITH ME ALSO I KNOW SHE WILL FEEL THAT PLUS THAT POEM IS TRUE.

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