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Someday

March 4, 2013
By tellastory BRONZE, Concord, California
tellastory BRONZE, Concord, California
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Favorite Quote:
"I do understand. But I'm damned if I sympathize." -Rhett Butler, Ch. 43 Gone With the Wind


Someday, we’ll be outta here, baby
And we won’t have to shape ourselves around others any longer, like a pair of carnival contortionists;
We’ll be ourselves, darling, if we can still dig it out from those decades of deposits of artificial mud.

One day I’ll take you to the stars.
We’ll have to run, not fly, but I heard the trail is more scenic than the highway anyhow.
I’ll be a writer and you can be a vlogger
And we’ll live in white-washed maisonettes with friends who respect us for who we are, not the painted china dolls we claim to be.
And you know, baby, when we turn thirty, we’ll be living half a hundred charities for children and never one midlife crisis because we’ve never settled for anything less than awesome.

Because someday we’ll be outta here, baby.
And I’ll say to you, “Please, baby, come to our flat this evening. It’s Anna’s 20th birthday party. Yes, we’re having a pillow fight; Yes, yes same place- between Jonesboro and Flint Street, What’s that you say?- no, there won’t be any corners in this house, don’t you worry, no corners to gossip behind cupped hands- it’ll be a corner-less island, yes- an island of misfit toys(1).”
Because that’s what we are--misfit toys and someday, we’ll find people who collect us to play, not fix.

And someday, the judge’ll say, “Innocent” for the last time.
And the trials of perpetual judging from our high school days will be over-
And we’ll run into those ass-hat jocks and prom queen bitches (2)at la place des grands hommes
And we’ll hug and say, “I’m a writer and he’s a vlogger,” and they’ll reply, “What?”
But it’ll be O.K. because somewhere else we’ve got half a hundred million misfit toys admiring us.

We’ll be outta here, baby,
Because Vincent once told us to not save anything for the swim back.
We’ll send money to Mom and Dad and all of them every week and we’ll see them on their birthdays but that’s it.
And you and I, we’ll go somewhere that they’ve never been before
And we’ll be reminded of the good ol’ times at Thanksgiving dinners--
Those disbelieving faces, underestimating remarks, and racist jokes that are near and dear to us.

A few more years, baby, and we’ll be outta here.

(1) from Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

(2) From I'm the One That's Cool by The Guild


The author's comments:
This is a story that is not unique, which may be why it contains so many references to different people and things in culture. It is my story, of being judged and underestimated, even by those whom I love, and it is also the story of other aspiring writers/vloggers/game designers out there. To them (or you), I say, "Keep believing in yourself." I wrote my poem out of anger and depression, but when I sat down to edit it months later, I saw hope.

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on Mar. 13 2013 at 6:52 pm
tellastory BRONZE, Concord, California
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Favorite Quote:
"I do understand. But I'm damned if I sympathize." -Rhett Butler, Ch. 43 Gone With the Wind

Ah, okay thanks.

on Mar. 13 2013 at 10:18 am
MissExploration BRONZE, Vancouver, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
It Can Only Fly When It Needs To.

I like this poem and how it flows together. There are some words that I think should be changed such as awesome (last sentence of second stanza) doesn't belong in it. It doesn't feel like that word goes with the mood, but I can see why it can too.

on Mar. 13 2013 at 9:42 am
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski

I'm not sure what the actual rules are, but on TI ,ost people don't cite stuff :)

on Mar. 12 2013 at 8:49 pm
tellastory BRONZE, Concord, California
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Favorite Quote:
"I do understand. But I'm damned if I sympathize." -Rhett Butler, Ch. 43 Gone With the Wind

Thanks for the comments! About the citations, I did them at the last minute because I wasn't sure about the rules on plagiarism.  Do you know the correct way to cite these? Or if I need to at all?

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on Mar. 12 2013 at 4:34 pm
Diana101 GOLD, Grove City, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
"God's delays are not God's denials"

This was really good ! I liked the story you told alot . I love how you wrote this piece out of your feelings & at many points , I could relate to how you felt  . You should continue writing :)

on Mar. 12 2013 at 4:25 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski

This was very confusing to read, but maybe that's your point, to make it fast paced. Anyways, I liked your references (not sure why you cited them, it was a little distracting) and also how you used the dialogue to further the story. Best of luck in whatever job area you're striving for! :P