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All I Need Is a Friend MAG
January 28, 2009
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.
© Mariana O., Tecate, CA
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disenchanted SILVER said...
on Feb. 17 2012 at 1:54 pm
you are a great writer and we all need friends and you can find friends all sorts a way ;) hope you find wat your looking for
HannahLizHump said...
on Feb. 16 2012 at 9:02 am
Great poem!! loved it.. i'll be you're friend (:
Annoymous said...
on Feb. 13 2012 at 2:28 pm
i really loved this poem and i definetly loved the picture and the picture fits the descripition of the poem perfectly srry . i know your in a rough situation so am i . i dont have any friends like you and im always lonely i try to make friends but it never works :( but great poem :)
Anonymous_Love BRONZE said...
on Feb. 13 2012 at 8:22 am
Hey! Great poem, really good. I mean it. You should enter it in my writing contest for school. It's at writeroftheweekcontest.webs.com We love to hear writing. Thanks!
Queen Of Mars!! said...
on Feb. 13 2012 at 5:51 am
*I'm a fan!!
Queen Of Mars!! said...
on Feb. 13 2012 at 5:51 am
Wow.... this is wonderful.... sorts melancholic... yet, I give you thumbs up! U'm a fan! =)
CelesteGreeff BRONZE said...
on Feb. 13 2012 at 3:32 am
It doesn't matter what clothes you wear or the money you have or even if your nerdy and read a lot, the type of people who won't befriend you because of who you are aren't the people you need in your life. Friendship takes time and worth and there is a friend out there for you. (: add me on fb Celestegreeff
Eminellie13 said...
on Feb. 7 2012 at 9:02 pm
I can understand how you feel. Great poem! Could you look at some of my work please?
Doves_and_Ravens SILVER said...
on Feb. 7 2012 at 4:43 pm
I feel like I can relate to this poem. It makes me want to tell my best friend how much I appreciate her. P.S. Please comment on my first poem on teen ink. It's called Footprints.
Manuelarules11 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 6 2012 at 9:42 am
Wow! What an amazing poem! The flow was nice and smooth. I loved how this poem is so relatable to one's life. Keep up the amazing work! :D
Phoenix. said...
on Feb. 3 2012 at 4:24 am
Great poem!
Closetpoet14 BRONZE said...
on Jan. 31 2012 at 3:55 pm
This is very insightful and readers can relate to this poem. I really like the rhetorical questions. :)
heck6 said...
on Jan. 25 2012 at 9:47 am
stop crying grow up
CameraGirl57 BRONZE said...
on Jan. 22 2012 at 4:44 pm
Thats a great point too
_emmadilemma_ said...
on Jan. 22 2012 at 2:25 pm
I love this poem- I can relate to it and understand your feelings. Great job! Hang in there :-)
RoseMonster GOLD said...
on Jan. 22 2012 at 2:09 pm
I love the rhythm this poem, and how it made me feel like I was stuck in the same position as the narrator. I haven't experienced the exact same thing, but I can relate to how you feel; neither here nor there, just alone, stuck somewhere in the middle. I hope life starts to treat you better, and that you'll find a friend, I know you will! Keep strong! :)
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