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Just a Number

September 5, 2015
By meggz SILVER, Wilmington, Massachusetts
meggz SILVER, Wilmington, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
~There are dreams that cannot be and there are storms we cannot weather~


I am just a number
in school and at work.
At school I’m six digits
plugged into the computer at lunch.
At work I am five
punched into the time clock on my way in.
Even at home I am just a number
on the chore chart and on the phone.

 

I am only a username
on Twitter, and Snapchat, and Skype.
I am only a link
on Facebook, and Youtube, and Tumblr.
I am only a profile
on Pinterest, and GooglePlus, and Vine.

 

People tell me to find my own identity,
to be myself and only me.
But how is this possible
when my entire existence is based on these?

 

I am sometimes a face,
and never a personality.
I am 140 characters,
and endless rants.

 

But only when I am alone in my room
Can I honestly say,
Without fear,
I am Me.

Not a number,
Not a username.
Just a name.
Two words that mean too much.



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meggz SILVER said...
on Sep. 9 2015 at 7:24 pm
meggz SILVER, Wilmington, Massachusetts
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
~There are dreams that cannot be and there are storms we cannot weather~

Thank you so much! :)

on Sep. 9 2015 at 3:21 pm
im_not_crazy_im_myself SILVER, Orinda, California
8 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.”
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amazing i love this alot