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All I Need Is a Friend MAG
Books fill up my room.
Not baseball cards,
or pictures of girls,
or basketballs.
Maybe a blown up picture of …
… Pam Anderson might help.
Black-framed glasses
and a white,
pale,
lanky
body.
I should start working out.
At least I can read.
I read four books a day last summer.
The librarian,
80-year-old Mrs. Woodsworth,
she knows my middle name.
If only I had a real friend.
I am sick of seeing her old,
bony,
pale body.
Although it resembles mine.
The kids at school laugh.
Is it the way I dress?
Lacoste,
Ralph Lauren,
La Tigre.
I’ve tried every designer out there.
Staying in the house really saves me money.
My stupid rich parents give me $50 a week for lunch.
$50 times 36 weeks …
what is that?
$1,000,
$2,000,
$10,000?
I should probably know.
Straight A’s 12 years in a row
and counting.
With all of this,
or none of this –
it depends how you look at it –
all I need is a friend.
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Wow a lot of comments!
I can swee why though. You successfully expressed your own feelings in a great piece of work (and not just the trite feelings that are usually written).
And you successfully took people into your poem and made them see who you are.
*starts to whistle "You Got a Friend in Me*
the poem is really beutiful!
the poem surely is wht u feel but rihgt now they also reflect wht m feeling...
loved your poem...keep writing
m ur frnd!! :)
I'll be you friend!! Amazing poem!!
P.S. I feel the same way... (:
Ryan, you will always have friends.
maybe not physical friends. if that makes sense?
anyways, great job. you are an amazing writer. keep up the good work!
Nice work, man.
This sounds autobiographical, and if it is, just know that you won't always be friendless. I can attest to that.
Keep up the good work!
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