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May 3, 2010
By wannawrite SILVER, Encino, California
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wannawrite SILVER, Encino, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.&quot; - Maureen Dowd<br /> &ldquo;Yes, and I&rsquo;m sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people.&rdquo; &ndash; Peeta <br /> &quot;Well, don&#039;t expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear.&quot;- Mockingjay, Boggs

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crushed – the weight
is to much
not the earth
round your shoulders – but
peoples expectations
watching your every move
starting to be too heavy
a grip your about to loose

© Cerys W., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
Just felt like people either expected too much or too little of me, and i wasn't really doing well at surpassing or reaching their expectations.
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