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Are we growing up or just going down?

April 19, 2011
By GelloBabe BRONZE, North Versailles, Pennsylvania
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GelloBabe BRONZE, North Versailles, Pennsylvania
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"be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."

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My love could fill the ocean,
my hate could fill the sky.
Yet I show no emotion,
I just let it pass me by.

My smiles overflow sometimes,
my tears leave me to drown.
One day I write the best rhymes,
and the next they hit the ground.

Growing up is getting tough,
It's leading me astray.
Should I give up or test my luck?
I'm going the wrong way.

Days they come and days they go,
I watch as they pass by.
I can't keep up, I'm much too slow,
I can't stop asking why...

© Courtney R., Great Falls, VA

The author's comments:
I feel like everybody rushes their lives. Instead of living in the moment, they spend their time anxiously waiting for whatever it is they're waiting for. This is about how fast time flies, and how we shouldn't take it for granted, no matter what.
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GelloBabe BRONZE said...
on May. 23 2011 at 6:13 pm
GelloBabe BRONZE, North Versailles, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."

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Yes! I wish more people would think about that.
nikkigonefishin GOLD said...
on May. 20 2011 at 1:05 am
nikkigonefishin GOLD, Los Angeles, California
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" A smile is worth a thousand words"
" The purpose of the writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself."- Albert Camus

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I agree with you, sometimes I feel that the world should just take a deep breath and slow down and admire the scenery :)