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July 28, 2010
By Bwabbit BRONZE, Hewitt, Texas
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Bwabbit BRONZE, Hewitt, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"Though I walk through the shadow of the Valley of Death I shall fear no evil for you are with me."


























Psalms 23:4

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I run around behind my mask
Too afraid to show who I am
What if I'm too different
Would they still love me then

I'm scared like a child
So I pretend and play a part
I become someone,anything that I'm not
I've perfected my pathetic cowerdice to an art

© Chris G., Kannapolis, NC

The author's comments:
Everyone hides but some hide more than others. They cloak who they really are because they fear rejection. This is a poem that embodies that.
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