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I tried.

January 1, 2010
By StephanieK BRONZE, Ocala, Florida
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"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game"

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I tried, to be the perfect girl, and I failed. I tried to be all you wanted, and I failed. I keep on trying and you just keep leaving me behind. I dont know how to make you stay. Or even what to say. I guess I am tired, of fighting you, I tried that was all I could do.

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