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July 1, 2014
By CreativeFreakkk DIAMOND, Spencer, Iowa
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CreativeFreakkk DIAMOND, Spencer, Iowa
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Stand up for what you believe in even if it means standing alone. -Andy Biersack<br /> Sometimes you gotta fall before you can fly. -Kellin Quinn<br /> You made me hate my own reflection. -Sleeping With Sirens

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I know I'm supposed to be a role model,
Or a caregiver to the younger ones,
But sometimes I can't or I don't feel like it.

I shouldn't be the one being blamed for the way they act,
I shouldn't be the one wasting hours and hours of my life,
Telling them what's wrong and,
What's right.

They should learn from their own mistakes,
Not mine!

© Katie S., Vineland, NJ

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CreativeFreakkk DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 7 2014 at 10:52 pm
CreativeFreakkk DIAMOND, Spencer, Iowa
53 articles 40 photos 204 comments

Favorite Quote:
Stand up for what you believe in even if it means standing alone. -Andy Biersack<br /> Sometimes you gotta fall before you can fly. -Kellin Quinn<br /> You made me hate my own reflection. -Sleeping With Sirens

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Lol, I didn't even come on this website to write poems, but i was reading some free verses and got ideas for poems and wrote down the words  that came to mind.
Olivia-Atlet ELITE said...
on Jul. 6 2014 at 5:43 pm
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
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"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

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This is awesome! So relatable and true. :) Keep writing! You're an amazing poet!!