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June 28, 2013
By CaliLily BRONZE, Dixon, Illinois
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CaliLily BRONZE, Dixon, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
"I may be sad, but i'm not weak." -Secondhand Serenade "i hate this song"

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PushPushPush
Everyone is pushing
me around
ScreamScreamScream
everyone is screaming
at me
FightFightFight
everyone is fighting
with me

I will not
PushPushPush
I will not
ScreamScreamScream
I will not
FightFightFight

I will
StandStandStand
not only
for myself
but for others
like me who
have been Pushed
Screamed at
or Fought with

I will not
give in
I will
be heard
and I
will be in
control

© Matt F., Pierz, MN

The author's comments:
I wrote this after a particularly bad day when all I heard was criticism and mean words, which always ends in fights. I felt like I needed to get it off my chest.
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