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Why do I care

June 26, 2010
By lilly_valley GOLD, Shiloh, Ohio
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Why do I care,
when all it causes me is pain.
Why do I grin and bare,
when all it ever does is rain.
Why do I feel,
if I only ever cry.
Why can't I heal,
if I always try.
Why do I fake a smile,
when I'm really dying inside.
Why do I try and go the extra mile,
if no one will ever let me decide.
But in truth I will always be there,
So everyone will know I'm always there.

© Chelsea M., Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

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This is a poem about caring and trying to help someone who doesn't want to be helped.
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Smyle SILVER said...
on Jan. 30 2011 at 12:48 pm
Smyle SILVER, Aurora, Colorado
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I loved it. Very powerful. Keep writing.
jennee21_ann GOLD said...
on Aug. 29 2010 at 2:43 pm
jennee21_ann GOLD, Helper, Utah
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wow. soo strong and really powerful with all the emotion. i like "why do i grin and bare, when all it ever does is rain." i feel like that sometimes :) great poem!! it's one of the best :) would you mind commenting on some of my newer work?