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Lucky

May 28, 2013
By ManalS41 BRONZE, Ardsley, New York
ManalS41 BRONZE, Ardsley, New York
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Sometimes I feel as if I’m not good enough
Feeling like I need to be better than everyone
Be the person who has the best clothes
Be the one who has the best phone
Be the girl who has the best friends that everyone’s jealous of
Be the one who has the best room
And lives in the best house

But then I say to myself
That person doesn’t exist
That person will never exist
I can’t be that person

I am a very lucky girl
I live in a good house in a great neighborhood
I have good clothes and I own a phone
And I have a good room

I am lucky

There are people out there jealous of me
Who have nothing
No shelter, food or heat
They need help

I am the fortunate one
Who needs to give back
To those with nothing
Who don’t know where their next meal is coming from

No one needs to help me
I need to help others
I am the lucky one
The lucky one who gets the chance to help the less fortunate

I am lucky


The author's comments:
This poem I have send to you, is about how lucky I am in my life, hence the title Lucky. I wrote about how there are people in this world who are jealous of me, while I complain that I don’t have enough. Sometimes I see those who are living a luxurious life, and I really want to be like them. Then, I think to myself that my life is great the way it is, and they are many people who want my kind of life. I need to help others, and improve their life, instead of wasting my time wishing for a life I can only have if I do something. I have visited Pakistan, and have noticed that there, people are living on the streets and need food and supplies, that they don’t have. I have everything that I need and even some things that aren’t necessities. I am very lucky that I am the one who gets the chance to help others and don’t need others to help me.

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