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Growing Up

October 30, 2011
By PriscillaAnn GOLD, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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PriscillaAnn GOLD, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"In this life, we take our chances and in the end, the best we can hope for is that the thrill of the moment was worth the price we paid."

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Look at the crowds,

the distance, the tension.

We're all falling apart;

The start of a new dimension.



You keep your head high,

struggling to see right through

While you're hopelessly thinking

Every one's eyes are on you.



The shocking changes

and unbearable pain.

Where the hell is that rainbow

that's supposed to come after rain?



You've been patiently waiting

as your so-called "friends" do the same.

Then you shed to pieces when you realize,

you've been stuck in the wrong lane.

© Shannon E., Glendale, AZ

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Hopefully some high school students can relate to it!
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