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The Freshman Poet

April 16, 2013
By wannabebrit SILVER, Debary, Florida
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wannabebrit SILVER, Debary, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Why are some things easier to write than say?”
― Ally Condie, Matched

"There have been two great accidents in my life, one was the trolley and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst." ~Frida Kahlo

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The writer sits at the table,
Wanting again to be able
Of the works she once gushed
But her brain seems entirely flushed

The boy that charmed her, seemed so confident
Is the paper under her nose that will never be sent
The green murky eyes that left her with the unusual sweet note
But just like her stomach the paper will float.

The pen is the senior that innocently gave her pain
Permanent just like blotch of an ink stain
After being stabbed with the point and accepting the hurt
These words will be her new beginning and her comfort

And the junior, well he sits in the middle
He himself is his own little riddle
Giving the shy their own mad temptation
A wrong type of high born from shared aggravation
If that misguided addiction is faced
The influence erased

The freshman herself, is the controller of them all
Because she’s learning what it is to fall
The freshman boy, not yet ready to be mature
The junior and senior too careless to give her a cure
Words like her weapons in a fight
This is just why she continues to write.

© Tiana D., Monument, CO

The author's comments:
I wrote this when I felt the smallest. I didn't like the idea of being broken down by someone my same age, being wrongly influenced by a junior and being belittled by a senior...so I wrote instead.
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wannabebrit SILVER said...
on Apr. 27 2013 at 3:34 pm
wannabebrit SILVER, Debary, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Why are some things easier to write than say?”
― Ally Condie, Matched

"There have been two great accidents in my life, one was the trolley and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst." ~Frida Kahlo

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Yeah- some of my stuff may seem like that because when I have an idea it runs through my head pretty fast and I kind of loose track.
LivelyJade SILVER said...
on Apr. 27 2013 at 3:31 pm
LivelyJade SILVER, Mtn. Grove, Missouri
9 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
The beautiful thing about writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. ~Robert Cormier

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A little bit of it seemed to rushed...like you just slapped it down. But it is a great piece :) Keep writing and standing up for what you believe in :D
Jade.I.Am ELITE said...
on Apr. 27 2013 at 3:30 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

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“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski

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Wow I loved this I'm speechless! XD
LiraDaeris PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 22 2013 at 11:49 pm
LiraDaeris PLATINUM, Tucson, Arizona
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Favorite Quote:
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!

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Pretty good, but some of the rhymes seem forced or off. Keep writing- that's something that can only be perfected with practice. Your idea, though, is great, in all honesty. Keep on goin!
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 22 2013 at 6:58 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

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Great reason to continue the pursuit of writing. Excellent. We all have our reasons for writing.
wannabebrit SILVER said...
on Apr. 22 2013 at 6:53 pm
wannabebrit SILVER, Debary, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
“Why are some things easier to write than say?”
― Ally Condie, Matched

"There have been two great accidents in my life, one was the trolley and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst." ~Frida Kahlo

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Thanks:) actually each grade level was specific symbolism the junior was trying to give the freshman drugs the other freshman boy broke the freshman girls heart and the senior is the one that beat the freshman.
Zach_M said...
on Apr. 22 2013 at 6:50 pm
I believe a lot of people can relate to this. No one likes to be tampered with, and I certainly don't. I could relate to this, and although my situation is different, I could see how much you hated being talked down upon.
xxMedievalShadexx GOLD said...
on Apr. 22 2013 at 6:08 pm
xxMedievalShadexx GOLD, Deerfield Beach, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable. -Bruce Lee

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love it!!!  
ElisaTheDuck ELITE said...
on Apr. 21 2013 at 1:23 pm
ElisaTheDuck ELITE, Rigaud, Other
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LOOK AT MY PROFILE. DO IT.

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Great poem!