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Pretending

September 12, 2013
By Swimmervmm BRONZE, Ottowa Hills, Ohio
Swimmervmm BRONZE, Ottowa Hills, Ohio
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If A little girl puts on a bright pink tutu
and flat shiny shoes
Is she destined
To become what she pretends to be
A pink prima Dona ballerina?

If the little boy puts on a brown leather vest
And a gun holster
Is he destined
To become what he pretends to be
A shoot em up cowboy?

If the women put on her brown worn slippers
And creative state of mind
is she destined
To become what she pretends to be
A award winning author?

If the old man puts on his best cloths
And hip shoes
Is he destined
To become what he pretends to be
Young again?


The author's comments:
My 8th grade English teacher gave us a quote. Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.
-Kurt Vonnegut
She asked us to respond and this is what I came up with!

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