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  The Girl Who Dared to Dream

  

  By dreamer17, Tolland, CT

  There once was a girl. The day after she was born, she decided to dream. Everyone shook their heads, urging her not to, to stay on the ground. But the girl was persistent, and left without saying goodbye. She began her journey, though she was far too young. The girl was too weak, they said, s...
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  Swings

  

  By dreamer17, Tolland, CT

  Dreams are like a swing. Whether you start off with a Push Or by yourself You love the feel of the wind in your hair. Sometimes others get on the same swing set And you race to see who can go higher. How you get off is mainly up to you. If you don't Fall Off You may choose to j...
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  Halfway Love

  

  By dreamer17, Tolland, CT

  This time, I swore to myself, It won’t go that way. I won’t sit around thinking of him. I’ll never find myself staring at him. And I will not text him. This time, He will chase me. If he wants to think about me, Let him. If he stares hopelessly at me, Let him. If he wants to t...
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  The Doors

  

  By dreamer17, Tolland, CT

  How many doors have you knocked on to receive no answer? How much time have you spent waiting for them to open? How cold does it get while you wait? Does death seem like a blessing? But they were ready for you, weren’t they? That’s why the doors are built of metals and riddles. Do pe...
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  Eloquence

  

  By dreamer17, Tolland, CT

  Words that pierce like glass Scissors scraped across wrist Hurting and aching Longing to feel pain Unaffiliated with my failings. They understand how it’s done Something I do not. Their words float and breathe And soar and Taste so good and so real That I’d like to swallow them ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Halfway Love

  

  By dreamer17, Tolland, CT

  This time, I swore to myself, It won’t go that way. I won’t sit around thinking of him. I’ll never find myself staring at him. And I will not text him. This time, He will chase me. If he wants to think about me, Let him. If he stares hopelessly at me, Let him. If he wants to t...
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  A Choice

  

  By dreamer17, Tolland, CT

  To live life an animal Must be far less complicated Than this life as a human. Next time, Perhaps I’ll be a bear So I can sleep through the lonely winter to be reborn In the innocent spring. Or maybe a fish. I will swim all my days Downstream I shall go. Could I be a lion? Prou...
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  A "Shore" Classic

  

  By dreamer17, Tolland, CT

  In America today, children and teenagers are privileged to have a multitude of positive, wise role models- role models that are easily accessible by the TV, internet, or magazines. And now, books! Snooki (Nicole Polizzi), hit star of the intelligible reality show, Jersey Shore, recently wrote and ...
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  Ke$ha is Over!

  

  By dreamer17, Tolland, CT

  After rising to fame in 2010, Kesha seemed to be a storm! You couldn't turn on the radio without hearing her rough voice spitting out lyrics about drugs, booze, sex, and PARTYING. And of course MTV and VH1 were avidly playing and replaying her provocative music videos. I won't beat ar...
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  Giving Up On a Dream

  

  By dreamer17, Tolland, CT

  To the dream I carried with me for all my life, I’m beginning to see that it was you that carried me. Like a patient with the faintest pulse, I put myself out of sorrows by losing hope. I let them tell me it’s no use. Waiting for you to wake up and say “I’ve still got...