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Equal?

July 14, 2010
By banana PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
banana PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
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I do not want this isolation anymore.
I make it sound like I do not
Care,
Tell you "Let's just do
What we want."
But I want to be a part
Of this, not apart.
I don't want to be
Thought of as an outsider,
As an exception.
I want to suffer through
All the things that they do,
Feel all the pain.
I want equal treatment -
All of it.
The good stuff and
The bad.
If they can smile, I want to too.
And if they are dying, I want
To die as well.



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on Aug. 31 2010 at 7:01 pm
HannahS. SILVER, Fort Collins, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Poetry is meant to be read aloud&quot; <br /> I can&#039;t remember where I read this but it is the truth of the matter.

This is a really intresting peice. I particularly like the "But I want to be a part/ Of this, not apart.

Nice work.