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Another Cliche

May 14, 2010
By zeropercentcomplete BRONZE, Wooside, California
zeropercentcomplete BRONZE, Wooside, California
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Favorite Quote:
"So scared of getting older, I'm only good at being young."


A long day;
My worn out clothes have gone weak and frayed.
I'm ready to give up, and
to surrender into depression.
There's a hole in my pocket
letting out my sorrow while i desperately look
for a patch to keep my wardrobe together.
But no, I can't back down.
I can see the destination on the horizon.
Standing up, I tug on my bootstraps
and hesitantly begin my journey.


The author's comments:
In my creative writing class, we were assigned a "cliche" phrase and had to write a poem about it. Mine was "pulling yourself up by the bootstraps," and I thought this was one of the better poems I've written.

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