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I Can't Stand...
March 31, 2009
Here are some things that I can’t stand—
the people I sometimes wish we’re banned
The girl who plays dumb for attention and
the boy who likes the act
The girl who argues with emotions and
doesn’t respect another’s beliefs
The man who inhales his cancer stick and
sends the toxins back in the air for me to breathe
The woman who assumes from looks and
judges before she gets to know
The man who claims he can’t change and
continues to hurt those he loves
The woman who acts as if everything is okay and
shields her eyes from the horrors of the world
But of all these people, the one I can’t stand the most—
The one who doesn’t believe in herself—
But yet that person is me.
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splatterpunk PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 13 2009 at 10:41 pm
Vary good I enjoy it because your readers can not only aplly it to you but to themselves. Thankyou for taking the time to read my work. I hope you read more I will defenitly enjoy reading yours.
biggerinfinities SILVER said...
on Apr. 13 2009 at 1:40 am
oh...that was ...simply...striking.. and heart-wrenching.. all at the same time
i like it; just a few things: but and yet mean the same thing, so you're contradicting yourself there; also, you don't need that apostrophe in the "were" on the first line. But i like the spacing - it's different than the way most people would put it (the natural way seems to be to put the two lines about the same person together, but i like it more the way you have it.)
eikcaj_xoxo27 said...
on Apr. 12 2009 at 12:53 pm
this poem is wonderful. good job! (:
