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Life Unexpected

January 18, 2011
By Anonymous

I look in the mirror
And what do I see?
A worried teenager
Looking back at me.
Life unexpected
For what lies ahead.
All because she couldn’t
Say no in bed.
Day by day she
Grows more and more.
Rumors from everywhere
About her being a whore.
Changes in her life
With every step she takes.
Like the transformation
From puddles to lakes.
But not everything
Is murky and bad
Try and understand me
Don’t be mad.
All my imperfections
Don’t matter any more.
I have a new existence
That makes up my core.
My unconditional love
Will always be with it
It’s the puzzle piece that
Completes me, it’s a perfect fit.
I feel the doubt
Emitting from your being
But I have faith
So don’t be mean.
I’ll try my hardest
And do my best
Just be there for me
I’ll deal with the rest.
When I look in the mirror
It’s not me that I see
I look in the mirror and
Now see you not me.

© Anonymous

The author's comments:
I wrote this during a huge transition in my life. Writing this I felt that I had grown up.
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limelove said...
on Jan. 30 2011 at 4:48 pm
limelove, Gresham, Oregon
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Memories last forever.

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I agree with lilmartz.
Annabelle294 SILVER said...
on Jan. 30 2011 at 1:40 pm
Annabelle294 SILVER, Branford, Connecticut
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This is amazing, i felt like i could really connect with what you were saying.
AMCLRIDCA PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 30 2011 at 10:47 am
AMCLRIDCA PLATINUM, CDA, Idaho
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Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take... but by the moments that take your breath away.

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wow...just wow... that seems like the word im looking for. this poem is REALLY good.
AVERAGE BRONZE said...
on Jan. 29 2011 at 11:14 pm
AVERAGE BRONZE, Rosehill, Virginia
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VERY WELL WRITTEN.  CREATIVITY LIES WITH IN
lilmartz PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 29 2011 at 2:15 pm
lilmartz PLATINUM, Perrysburg, Ohio
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I love this! You told it like it is that's for sure. Keep up the good work :)
fadingaway1324 SILVER said...
on Jan. 27 2011 at 7:48 pm
fadingaway1324 SILVER, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
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simple and easily understood i liked it
BlueInk94 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 27 2011 at 6:58 pm
BlueInk94 PLATINUM, Valley Park, Missouri
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this poem is simple but very touching, i was so moved.
shakes11 SILVER said...
on Jan. 27 2011 at 4:06 pm
shakes11 SILVER, Belton, Missouri
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\"Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.\" - Bill Cosby

\"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.\" -Shakespeare

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This is really good. It's raw and real and personal. I like it. Keep up the good work :)
Tiffanie_marie GOLD said...
on Jan. 27 2011 at 11:41 am
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Fantastic poem!!

Keep writing(:

and check out some of my work please!