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The Not Me

October 23, 2010
By Nikki224 PLATINUM, Cave Creek, Arizona
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It’s the people who
Are tormented
That walk along
A sun-bathed path
Smiling at those they pass

It’s the people who
Are scared
That stand with there head
Held high
Facing what they fear

It’s the people who
Are weak
That hold the world
On their shoulders
Leading children soldiers

They remind me of
Myself
Acting like the I
Who isn’t me.

© Jacob G., Hubbard, OR

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