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All I Need Is a Friend MAG

January 28, 2009
By Ryan Moran BRONZE, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
Ryan Moran BRONZE, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
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Books fill up my room.
Not baseball cards,
or pictures of girls,
or basketballs.
Maybe a blown up picture of …
… Pam Anderson might help.

Black-framed glasses
and a white,
pale,
lanky
body.
I should start working out.

At least I can read.
I read four books a day last summer.
The librarian,
80-year-old Mrs. Woodsworth,
she knows my middle name.
If only I had a real friend.
I am sick of seeing her old,
bony,
pale body.
Although it resembles mine.

The kids at school laugh.
Is it the way I dress?
Lacoste,
Ralph Lauren,
La Tigre.
I’ve tried every designer out there.
Staying in the house really saves me money.
My stupid rich parents give me $50 a week for lunch.
$50 times 36 weeks …
what is that?
$1,000,
$2,000,
$10,000?
I should probably know.
Straight A’s 12 years in a row
and counting.

With all of this,
or none of this –
it depends how you look at it –
all I need is a friend.



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abbadoo said...
on Aug. 7 2012 at 10:38 pm
abbadoo, Clinton, South Carolina
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Fabulous poem, by the way!

abbadoo said...
on Aug. 7 2012 at 10:36 pm
abbadoo, Clinton, South Carolina
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Reading is a treasure. It can double as an escape route for some people as well. I have been in that boat. It's a rocky sea, my friend. Don't make reading or writing a mere outlet for your loneliness. It should be an enchanting endeavor... turned to out of passion or stimulation! Love it wildly, but look to it wisely.

on Aug. 7 2012 at 10:07 pm
DemonAngel GOLD, Maricopa, Arizona
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Favorite Quote:
You are either dead or alive.Your heart either pumps blood or life.Our hearts pump words love life and understanding.Into our sub-conscience body for we use the hands of that body to write. -Best friend :'( RIP

I love this so much :)

KylieK GOLD said...
on Jul. 18 2012 at 4:42 pm
KylieK GOLD, Mt. Washington, Kentucky
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Favorite Quote:
"To love is to surpass one's self."

I really relate with you. Being lonely gets exhausting after a while. You start to wonder what's wrong with you.

 

And that's why I give it five stars! I don't know if you'll even read this, but I think you're fantastic.


on Jul. 16 2012 at 10:32 pm
Turtle_Princess GOLD, Hopkinsville, Kentucky
15 articles 4 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"write from your heart, write from your soul, make the best of your talent and never let go. not for anything"

I'll be your friend XD

 I can understand the loniness you feel. Its a good poem i really like it. keep up the good work :)


on Jul. 9 2012 at 3:01 am
pratyasha BRONZE, Kolkata, Other
2 articles 1 photo 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Behind every beautiful thing there is some kind of pain."

It's really good. It forces on to think.

I'd like to share my poem . please Give your feedabcks

TeenInk.com/poetry/all/article/476819/Maybe-It-Never-Ends/


on Jun. 30 2012 at 5:16 pm
16russos SILVER, Wayne, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"Each time you love, love as if it were forever."

That's powerful....I think that really speeks to teens and  how most of s feel from day to day life. Nice work!

alexxarr said...
on Jun. 24 2012 at 4:07 pm
Not bad! Good emotion is shown

on Jun. 7 2012 at 12:19 am
realbeautifulheart PLATINUM, Livermore, California
21 articles 1 photo 53 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is a package that you have to sign for. Yes, it's free. No, there's no guarantee as to what it holds. Open with caution, it's 'FRAGILE'." (I made this up.)

This might just be my favorite poem EVER...

on Jun. 4 2012 at 8:26 pm
theadventuresofemma GOLD, Ontario, Other
12 articles 2 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others.
For beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness.
And for poise walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
-Audrey Hepburn

I love this poem. And I like my school because it's so tiny and no one is like alone.

Koralinya GOLD said...
on May. 23 2012 at 5:16 pm
Koralinya GOLD, Antimony, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
"if you can dream it, you can do it" Walt Disney

Wow. I think you just described me. It's amazing how it hit home. I agree with the others who say to keep writing, so please, keep writing!

Kgirl BRONZE said...
on May. 14 2012 at 9:11 pm
Kgirl BRONZE, Hopewell Junction, New York
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This is a really amazing poem!  I definitely sympathize with the speaker.  You're really good.

on May. 12 2012 at 4:08 pm
Johnny Kim BRONZE, London, Other
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I can feel what you are really saying and when I read it, it is touchy.

Nice piece of writing.

The lonliness have been described and have been explored nicely

Keep on writing ^^

 


on May. 11 2012 at 5:27 pm
CrystalAngelDol SILVER, Queens, New York
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Favorite Quote:
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
- Lou Holtz

very nice, it kind of resembles me too, btw do ur parents really give u 50 a week?!?

katinthehat said...
on May. 11 2012 at 1:01 pm
werd up! really good job! keep writing.

on May. 11 2012 at 11:30 am
nolanje80 PLATINUM, Kalispell, Montana
30 articles 19 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
“When you're dreaming with a broken heart
The waking up is the hardest part
You roll outta bed and down on your knees
And for a moment you can hardly breathe”
― John Mayer

i love this, please continue writing

on May. 10 2012 at 3:01 pm
Graceravenangel666 BRONZE, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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I like this, it shows your emotion and really captures how many teens feel. Perfection in my eyes :)

on May. 9 2012 at 12:05 pm
curlygurlray GOLD, Visalia, California
18 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
you have the life you let yourself take.

i liked it. it captures the mind of a true teenager(: good job

on May. 9 2012 at 12:05 pm
curlygurlray GOLD, Visalia, California
18 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
you have the life you let yourself take.

i liked it. it captures the mind of a true teenager(: good job

kaidro said...
on May. 7 2012 at 10:42 am
kaidro, Waterford, Wisconsin
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This poem was very well done! I like how it talks about how he just wants a friend. I noticed something in your poem, there was one rhyme...

The ryhme was know and row. I also noticed that since both words were at the end of the sentence it is also a consonance.

 

I like this poem a lot!!

:) Awsome job!! :)