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December 9, 2008
By LIKEwhoaa GOLD, Carrollton, Texas
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LIKEwhoaa GOLD, Carrollton, Texas
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The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.<br /> -Charles DuBois

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Yesterday was Sunday. The day I dress up
and smile at everyone. Listen to everyone’s
problems and hand out free compliments. I
sit still and pay attention to the choir.
The never-do-anything-wrong girl.

During the week, I dress down. I act
like my friends and laugh at the cost of others.
I hug someone, then go and tell my friends how
ugly that someone looks today.
The go-along, tag-along girl.

At home, I am what my parents want
me to be. I sit still at dinner, do my
homework, listen to the stories they
tell of their day. The super-special daddy’s girl.

All of these faces I have confuse me. I’m never
quite sure who I am at the time, Or if I am the
right person with the right people. Yesterday,
I was the got-it-all-together girl. Today I’m the
not-sure-of-anything girl.

© Margaret G., Hillsborough, NJ

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LIKEwhoaa GOLD said...
on Jul. 1 2010 at 1:29 pm
LIKEwhoaa GOLD, Carrollton, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 126 comments

Favorite Quote:
The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.<br /> -Charles DuBois

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thankyou so much for commenting on my stuff :) i really appreciate it!

 

<3

LIKEwhoaa GOLD said...
on Jul. 1 2010 at 1:28 pm
LIKEwhoaa GOLD, Carrollton, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 126 comments

Favorite Quote:
The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.<br /> -Charles DuBois

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thankyou so much for commenting on my stuff :) i really appreciate it!

 

<3

LIKEwhoaa GOLD said...
on Jul. 1 2010 at 1:28 pm
LIKEwhoaa GOLD, Carrollton, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 126 comments

Favorite Quote:
The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.<br /> -Charles DuBois

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thankyou so much for commenting on my stuff :) i really appreciate it!

 

<3

LIKEwhoaa GOLD said...
on Jul. 1 2010 at 1:27 pm
LIKEwhoaa GOLD, Carrollton, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 126 comments

Favorite Quote:
The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.<br /> -Charles DuBois

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thankyou so much for commenting on my stuff :) i really appreciate it!

 

<3

LIKEwhoaa GOLD said...
on Jul. 1 2010 at 1:27 pm
LIKEwhoaa GOLD, Carrollton, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 126 comments

Favorite Quote:
The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.<br /> -Charles DuBois

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thankyou so much for commenting on my stuff :) i really appreciate it!

 

<3

LIKEwhoaa GOLD said...
on Jul. 1 2010 at 1:27 pm
LIKEwhoaa GOLD, Carrollton, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.<br /> -Charles DuBois

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thankyou so much for commenting on my stuff :) i really appreciate it!

 

<3

ShenelleCrystal SILVER said...
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wow ! omgosh , I can so relate ! very well written !!! keep it up :) please come and check out my work if you have a chance
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wow this is pretty ahmazingg. and dont worry(: everyone goes thro tht...i know exactly whatcha mean. its like u have so mays acts u have2 put on u forgot which ones actually u.
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its good youve got talint and you ppl no were your comeing from becouse almost everyone go`s thro this
Squishy-Squish SILVER said...
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→This is so beautiful. It's so true. I guess everyone goes through that stage in life.
sonnysulouff BRONZE said...
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sonnysulouff BRONZE, Clarendon Hills, Illinois
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This poem is so easy to relate to for SO many people, and the way you tell it is just beautiful. Thanks so much for letting me know that I'm not the only one who feels this way! :)
LIKEwhoaa GOLD said...
on Feb. 23 2010 at 6:07 pm
LIKEwhoaa GOLD, Carrollton, Texas
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thankyou so much :))) i really didnt think this poem would relate to anyone but me when i wrote it but now i realize that everyone goes through this stuff so thankyou very much

<3
Courtnay BRONZE said...
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I love this poem!!:) i liked how you wrote your poem so free and sure. Most likely this poem relates to me...of how everyday is in motion while we have so many emotions...overall, i completely loved this poem!!
MeganAnne PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 8 2010 at 4:36 pm
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This is definitely how I live my life. I find myself confused a great deal on some days, most days just going through the motions of living a life. Amazing!
Chibbie1 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 17 2010 at 4:56 pm
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hey i know what you mean in which you cannot please everyone unless you stress about it or lose your self in the mess. look at my stuff and wirte bak ;)
silent-one BRONZE said...
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silent-one BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
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wow i love this. sometimes i feel like that. its so hard to please the people around you. in the end everyones confused.
life_of_a_leaf PLATINUM said...
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i have found that being yourself is always the hardest, isn't it? great work.
nuwanda said...
on Dec. 22 2009 at 9:07 pm
this is a beautiful poem, im sure many have said how they relate to this, but i really want to tell you that you captured something that i struggled with myself and only until recently did my different faces collide and i'm still dealing with the after affect of them

it was just nice to read that someone got it right in words :)
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Wow this poem is really fantastic, and I can actually relate to it, I'm a new poet to teen ink and you have really good poems It would be nice if you could check out my work because no one has. Some of my work is: I tryed, and A voice and a tpo be heard Thanks with love!!!!
AbbotRabbit GOLD said...
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AbbotRabbit GOLD, Abolana, District Of Columbia
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This poem has great flow and insight.<br /> I really enjoyed it.<br /> Lovely poem darling =]<br /> -Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-<br /> XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx

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This poem has great flow and insight.

I really enjoyed it.

Lovely poem darling =]

-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-

XxThe Whole Time You Were Talking I Didnt Hear A Single Word You Said B/C Th3 Whole Time You Were Talking I Was Picturing You DeadXx