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All I Need Is a Friend MAG

January 28, 2009
By Ryan Moran BRONZE, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
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Books fill up my room.
Not baseball cards,
or pictures of girls,
or basketballs.
Maybe a blown up picture of …
… Pam Anderson might help.

Black-framed glasses
and a white,
pale,
lanky
body.
I should start working out.

At least I can read.
I read four books a day last summer.
The librarian,
80-year-old Mrs. Woodsworth,
she knows my middle name.
If only I had a real friend.
I am sick of seeing her old,
bony,
pale body.
Although it resembles mine.

The kids at school laugh.
Is it the way I dress?
Lacoste,
Ralph Lauren,
La Tigre.
I’ve tried every designer out there.
Staying in the house really saves me money.
My stupid rich parents give me $50 a week for lunch.
$50 times 36 weeks …
what is that?
$1,000,
$2,000,
$10,000?
I should probably know.
Straight A’s 12 years in a row
and counting.

With all of this,
or none of this –
it depends how you look at it –
all I need is a friend.

© Mariana O., Tecate, CA

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I absolutely love this so much. It describes what I do all the time, but without the money. I work so I am either in my room alone reading or working.
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This is an amazing poem!  *loveitsomuch*
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lovelovelove this
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I love how it defies the social contructs we create about kids who come from wealth and they are always  happy. This decomposes that construct. 
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This was really great, as I read it I could feel the feelings of the author. Very relatable. I'll be your friend!!
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take a look at some of my stuff too if you get the chance! i apprishiate it:))
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wow this is really good. i love it. i will be your friend.
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I would be your friend hopefully I would get some money too.
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When I first read this I couldn't help but keep reading it. Once I saw the title....I knew I had to read this!!! Nice work.
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I'LL BE EVERYONE'S FRIEND :D
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The pent-up frustration in this poem really comes out through your descriptions. Great job!
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I am exactly in the same situation the way you discribe it and go with how we feel or opposite.