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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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on Feb. 8 2010 at 10:42 am
chetahgirl20 PLATINUM, Rosemount, Minnesota
25 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
The world is your oyster, and the universe is a fish.
-Me

AWWWWWWWW!!!!

on Feb. 5 2010 at 5:33 pm
And I will be your friend :)

on Feb. 5 2010 at 5:32 pm
This is so great and not just because it's well written, but also because it is relatable and I can imagine how you feel (though it's not far from how I feel sometimes). This is really great.

on Feb. 5 2010 at 10:59 am
Peace182 BRONZE, Philadelphia, Tennessee
1 article 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone has a dream, but its up to you to make that dream a reality. Life is to short not to.

Wonderful. =) 5 stars

Niknsspam said...
on Feb. 3 2010 at 1:18 am
Niknsspam, Raleigh, North Carolina
0 articles 0 photos 11 comments
WOW. You just described my life.

Love it. 5 Stars.

on Feb. 2 2010 at 5:27 pm
shan1196 BRONZE, Denver, Colorado
2 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!

Wow, I am speechless. I loved it! It was great!

on Feb. 2 2010 at 4:35 pm
hlnpurple BRONZE, Newton, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"sometimes me think what is love, and then me think love is what last cookie is for. Me give up last cookie for you."- The Cookie Monster

Truly beautiful and heartbreaking. Great job!

on Feb. 1 2010 at 3:15 pm
swimmergirl GOLD, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
16 articles 1 photo 14 comments
This really speaks of the real human heartbreak...being alone.

lala said...
on Jan. 30 2010 at 6:41 pm
i understand.ive been through it alot. i think we can both have a real,true friend by our side.ask for a friend,here i am :)

on Jan. 30 2010 at 12:16 pm
DCWHAT28 SILVER, Algonquin, Illinois
7 articles 0 photos 9 comments
Literally, i thought i was reading my life story. =] You're not the only one, trust me.

LilyC said...
on Jan. 29 2010 at 7:28 pm
LilyC, Lexington, Massachusetts
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Hey, this is great! Know that when you become confident in yourself and open up to others, you will find people running to you to be your friend. I know because I've been through it. Awesome poem!

on Jan. 29 2010 at 3:52 pm
brysmarie12 PLATINUM, Neoga, Illinois
22 articles 1 photo 53 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am the author of my own life... unfortunately I'm writing in pen and can't erase my mistakes.

Wow! Truly amazing! Keep writing this is soo good!

on Jan. 29 2010 at 3:43 pm
AspiringAuthorAnonymous BRONZE, Lititz, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I cannot live without books" - Thomas Jefferson

i love it!! the true friends dont care what you wear but they do care whats in your heart!! definitely an awesome poem and beautifully written!!!

on Jan. 27 2010 at 7:51 pm
PeaveLoveMe SILVER, Deland, Florida
7 articles 0 photos 65 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I shall never give up, make believe is too much fun."

and plz plz plz read some of myy work!!!! would LOVE any feedbck you have to offer!!!

on Jan. 27 2010 at 7:50 pm
PeaveLoveMe SILVER, Deland, Florida
7 articles 0 photos 65 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I shall never give up, make believe is too much fun."

amazing! I'll be your friend! Keep writing!!!! And i can reall relate, I get relly god grades, am in gifted, wear glasse, hate getting bad grades, do very detailed work...just the overachiever in all my classes. wish it weren't so..but it's who i am!

on Jan. 26 2010 at 9:03 pm
B.R.Nack SILVER, Grand Junction, Colorado
5 articles 0 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
“...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”
--Stephen King

that was realy good^^ill be your friend if you want

but keep writing that was amazing

on Jan. 26 2010 at 8:30 pm
ambretta BRONZE, Uhrichsville, Ohio
2 articles 12 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
there is never a single moment when you grow up but there is that one moment when you realize you have.

i can so relate to the reading so much.. i get made fun for that too..

on Jan. 26 2010 at 4:08 pm
talia_is_happy GOLD, Amarillo, Texas
18 articles 0 photos 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who mind- don't matter, and the people who matter- don't mind."
-Dr. Seuss

I know the feeling...

on Jan. 26 2010 at 3:57 pm
hamsa_prophet SILVER, Los Angeles, California
9 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"this is your warning / this
your birthright / do not let
this universe regret you."
- Marty McConnell

Smooth, simple, and loaded with meaning. This is what poetry is supposed to be like. Good job, man!

on Jan. 26 2010 at 3:01 pm
whisperingofdawn GOLD, Colorado City, Arizona
17 articles 12 photos 87 comments
i'll be your friend :)

haha, with writing like this, you'll make it to the top!

keep up the awesome rythme and the symbols full of emotion. love it!

keep on doing what you do!