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Another View

August 6, 2013
By KalinAlyssa BRONZE, Marquette, Michigan
KalinAlyssa BRONZE, Marquette, Michigan
2 articles 5 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I get lost in the beauty, of everything i see. The world ain't half as bad as they paint it to be."


She looks just about perfect
each girl's her in their dreams.
She gets envious glances
but she isn't who she seems.
She sat near me in classes,
so we became quite close,
and now I know her stories;
she has no room to boast.
Her father only beats her,
her mom left her at home,
her brother passed last year,
she is left alone.
She hides her cuts with make up,
she fakes her pain as joy,
She takes out all her stress
using a razor or a boy.
So before you go on judging,
make sure you know the truth;
all bad lies behind good,
look from another view.


The author's comments:
I found this piece from my freshmen year of high school as I was cleaning out my bedroom the other day and it brought forth a matter that I - and everyone else, it seems - completely forgot about throughout my high school career. The poem pretty much says it all, and I hope everyone gets out of it what I do, and puts the message to good use. The world is too quick to judge these days...

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on Aug. 16 2013 at 1:46 pm
KalinAlyssa BRONZE, Marquette, Michigan
2 articles 5 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I get lost in the beauty, of everything i see. The world ain't half as bad as they paint it to be."

I'm glad! (: Thanks for the feedback!

on Aug. 13 2013 at 9:52 pm
bookmouse BRONZE, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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I like the message and the rhyme scheme is interesting.