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Growing Up

July 8, 2010
By seriouslyjess BRONZE, Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
“"But I don't want to go among mad people," said Alice. "Oh, you can't help that," said the cat. "We're all mad here."” ~ Lewis Carroll quotes

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Two plus two equals four (always),
And the tooth fairy would never forget dollars under a pillow
A unicorn friend named
Starlight Dream Come True is natural

Band-aids will make everything better
And if they don’t
An “I’m sorry” will
Then a few more birthdays pass

Two plus two can be changed on a graphing calculator
And there are no more teeth to loose
A mouthful of metal
Imaginary friends are for babies

Instead of band-aids
All small injuries are brushed off.
“I’m sorrys” are exchanged for “it’s their own fault”
But the currency rate sucks

It’s called “Getting Older”
But isn’t it really
Just leaving part of
Yourself behind?

© Jacob H.,Phoenix, AZ

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Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 2 2010 at 4:18 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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"il piu nell' uno," (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)

"Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality" ~Emily Dickinson

"The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain"
~Kahlil Gibran

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Wondefully truthful. Growing up may be part of life, but it's a bit sad.

I still have two imaginary friends, but they only talk to each other.