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I Am A Living Contradiction

August 7, 2014
By A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
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A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;we all carry these things inside that no one else can see. they hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.&quot;<br /> &quot;i&#039;m trying to figure out which parts of my personality are mine and which ones I created to please you&quot;

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I am young but I am strong.
I am flawed but I am perfect.
I am happy but I am sad.
I am whole but I am broken.
I am fast but I am slow.
I am beginning but I am ending.
I am laughing but I am crying.
I am a living contradiction.

I am proud but I am ashamed.
I am bright but I am ignorant.
I am loud but I am quiet.
I am content but I am restless.
I am alive but I am dead.
I am selfless but I am selfish.
I am young but I am strong.
I am a living contradiction.

© Emma C., McLean, VA

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