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All I Need Is a Friend MAG
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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I'm touched and inspired. I love the message of this poem.
I wanna cry...!LOL
BTW, you're a great poet.
Hahaha !
Nerds Rule..
Same Here Except the blue eyes..
Brown Eyes and Black Hair
This Is How I feel Right Now..
Its A Lovely Poem..
Dnt Worry If Ppl Dnt Wanna Be Yur Friends... Yur Better Off..
P.s I'd Be Yur Friend !
Hey. I like your poem. I'm a nerd, too. I don't really have any friends at school. But I read this and it reminded me of me. I'm short with blonde hair and blue eyes and most of the time I'm off in my head. Boys typically ignore me. Girls usually talk about me. I'm not pretty, but I'm very booksmart and I like to write.
Can I be your virtual friend?
i like this because it doesnt sound like your pleading, just writing what you already accepted.
that came out the wrong way but i dont know how else to put it. you just described the first 15half years of my life though.
So congradulations on the succsessful insight.
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