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Pretend

January 9, 2014
By Justine618 BRONZE, Macon, Illinois
Justine618 BRONZE, Macon, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
We accept the love we think we deserve


Sit up straight
Stand up tall
Pretend that you don't
Care at all

The names they yell
The things they say
Words like bullets
Tossed your way

Hide your face
Hide your skin
Always outside
Never in

Tears show weakness
Scars show pain
Use the pills
To keep you sane

Even at home
You can't escape
The hateful words
Are just the same

Fake a smile
Live a lie
Maybe life would be better
If I wasn't alive.



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on Jan. 23 2014 at 10:02 pm
JSkeletonRocks PLATINUM, Longmont, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Your mind is like a parachute, it doesn&#039;t work unless it&#039;s open.&quot;<br /> -Frank Zappa

Nice job, lovely poem! Hopefully it isn't true! I noticed this poem was placed under Sonnets, Free verse might be more fitting. Nice job, keep writing!