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May 24, 2010
By XCLover GOLD, Sandpoint, Idaho
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XCLover GOLD, Sandpoint, Idaho
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I know I run like a girl, try and keep up!&quot; ~Anon<br /> &quot;You only ever grow as a human being if you are outside your comfort zone.&quot; ~Percy Cerutti<br /> &quot;The hug is incomplete without you :3&quot; NinjaMan

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They see books
Learning and smarts
They see intelligence
Careers in the future

They see friends
Social interactions
They see appearances
And a new grant

I see an iron cage
Locked doors and few windows
I see useless information
Forced into our brains

I see fools getting by
Knowing what test makers want to hear
I see people
Endless debates and yelling

I see who my peers are
Through their facades
And I watch
The school collapse around us.

© John O., New City, NY

The author's comments:
I wrote this for the point of view contest and then forgot all about it. I just found it today, let me know what you think of it.
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XCLover GOLD said...
on Apr. 13 2011 at 11:34 pm
XCLover GOLD, Sandpoint, Idaho
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I know I run like a girl, try and keep up!&quot; ~Anon<br /> &quot;You only ever grow as a human being if you are outside your comfort zone.&quot; ~Percy Cerutti<br /> &quot;The hug is incomplete without you :3&quot; NinjaMan

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Thanks! The facade of high school drives me crazy.
Beachgirl1 PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 13 2011 at 9:30 pm
Beachgirl1 PLATINUM, Bellevue, Washington
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&quot;If You Don&#039;t Fight Back, You&#039;ve Already Lost.&quot;<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t suppress Laughter, it goes to your thighs.&quot;

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I think it is great! I Love ur point of view, and i totally agree with this poem! I cant wait to look at more of your work!