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January 31, 2014
By Casey Moore BRONZE, Newark, Delaware
Casey Moore BRONZE, Newark, Delaware
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I am a seventeen year old girl.

I am a seventeen year old girl.



I think I am pretty,
and I take confidence in my look.

I think that I am ugly, and I hide in my clothes.

They tell me that I am vain.

They tell me to get some confidence.

I am only a seventeen year old girl.

I am only a seventeen year old girl.


I've dated a few guys,
and kissed more than one.

I’ve never had a boyfriend.

They call me a sl*t.

They call me a prude.

I am only a seventeen year old girl.

I am only a seventeen year old girl


I get C’s in my classes and
ask a lot of questions.

I get A’s in my classes and answer a lot of questions.

They call me stupid.

They call me a show-off.

I am only a seventeen year old girl.

I am only a seventeen year old girl.

I weigh 102 pounds, I
exercise and eat healthy.

I weigh 130 pounds, I exercise and eat healthy.

They call me anorexic.

They call me fat.

I am only a seventeen year old girl.

I am only a seventeen year old girl.


I have a lot of friends,
but don’t like most of them.

I have only a few friends,
but we are like sisters.

They call me popular.

They call me a loser.

I am only a seventeen year old girl.

I am only a seventeen year old girl.


Sometimes I wonder….

Sometimes I think about…

What it would be like…

How my life would be different….

If I could just be….

If they would only let me be…

A Seventeen Year Old Girl.


The author's comments:
This poem was inspired by two things. The first, a poem titled, "Two Women." This poem speaks about two types of women in Chile, on opposite sides of the social spectrum, and is very moving. The second is my person experience growing up as a teenager is this very judgmental America.

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on Feb. 5 2014 at 12:03 pm
KittyAngel BRONZE, Dayton, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
"Keep smiling because life is beautiful and there is SO much to smile about."

This is amazing! Keep up the awesome work!