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Disappointment

November 17, 2010
By Brooklynn SILVER, Lake Villa, Illinois
Brooklynn SILVER, Lake Villa, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
"life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how i react to it" John Maxwell


I asked if i could run,
he said "youll never be fast enough"
I asked if i could swim
he said "the laps will be too tough"
I asked about second place
he said "thats not good enough"
i asked if i could try something new
he said "how bout you master the old"
i asked why he was rude
he said "the world is mean"
i asked why he has to stomp on my heart
he said "im preparing you for your part."
i asked why he broke my soul
he said "so that when the next boy breaks your heart, you can sew yourself back together"
i asked why he leaves when i cry
he said " so i wont have to see an angel so sad"
I asked why he cares
he said "your the only thing thats a leader and a follower a sucessor and a failure an accomplishment and a disappointment."


The author's comments:
well when i wrote this i was really down because i had been training really hard for a race and i got second and my dad asked why i didnt get first.
i was upset like always

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on Dec. 7 2010 at 12:28 pm
CountryGothic GOLD, Somersworth, New Hampshire
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Favorite Quote:
"Once something has been said, it cannot be said in other words." -Aristotle

This makes me sad, unfortunately I can relate to a loved one telling you you're not good enough, but it still hurts like crazy. This is a very good poem...and by the way: as the old addage goes-1st is the worst and 2nd is the best :)