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All I Need Is a Friend MAG

January 28, 2009
By Ryan Moran BRONZE, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
Ryan Moran BRONZE, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
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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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on Nov. 30 2010 at 6:45 pm
Gracious PLATINUM, Go Away, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;life sucks and then you die, yeah, i should be so lucky&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Jacob, Twilight<br /> <br /> I&rsquo;m still that girl who falls when she runs, Getting back up, because falling is fun.

Aw sweetie, this is beautiful. I love the thing about the librarian, it descibes your relationship perfectly. Its $1,800 :D

ill be your friend too :)


on Nov. 30 2010 at 6:22 pm
ohdamnitsnico, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
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this is awesome ! 

ill be your friend <3


on Nov. 30 2010 at 5:40 pm
writergirl13 GOLD, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.<br /> Ambrose Bierce

I have to applaud this! Amazingly written, very descriptive, great vivid language! I actually feel the same way. I don't have many friends, and I don't get to see the few that I have too often either. Sometimes I feel like all I have are my books, my guitar, and my writing to keep me company. Like I said, this is great and very powerful.

on Nov. 30 2010 at 3:57 pm
NicoleS PLATINUM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that&#039;s his problem. Love and peace are eternal. <br /> - John Lennon

this is awesome, you did a great job putting your feelings into words! i love this poem, i'll be your frienddd!:)

~PL~GIRL~ said...
on Nov. 30 2010 at 3:19 pm
I love your pic!!!!!!!!!!!

on Nov. 30 2010 at 10:59 am
CanNeverHoldMeBack GOLD, Manhattan, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
friendships are like glass. sometimes it&#039;s better to leave them broken then hurt yourself trying to put them back together again.

i liked it! way to show how some people really want a friend, maybe, they need one. Good Job!!

on Nov. 30 2010 at 10:22 am
live,love,smoke420 BRONZE, Auburn, New York
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Favorite Quote:
life&#039;s a climb, but the views great.

me too. people are so obnoxise

on Nov. 30 2010 at 10:18 am
live,love,smoke420 BRONZE, Auburn, New York
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Favorite Quote:
life&#039;s a climb, but the views great.

wow you are a really good writer. if you want you can have anyone as your friend, me, a girl, a guy, it does not have to be that old librarian

on Nov. 30 2010 at 9:55 am
TheMascot BRONZE, Arkansas, Arkansas
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Favorite Quote:
i reject your therory and substitute it with my own!

agree 100%

on Nov. 30 2010 at 4:43 am
Ariel_Rosario BRONZE, Port Saint Lucie, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be yourself, everyone else is already taken&quot; -Oscar Wilde

I'll be your friend <3

Your writing is awesome!! Don't stop :)


on Nov. 27 2010 at 10:03 pm
CestLaVie BRONZE, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
There&#039;s no point in fussin&#039; over spilt milk, especially if it ain&#039;t spilt an&#039; if it ain&#039;t milk.

So much talent! 

Just be yourself. I'm sure that is one heck of a person :)


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on Nov. 26 2010 at 7:40 pm
red-i13 BRONZE, Dferhjukifrtdghybjn, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself&quot;<br /> Quoted from Franklin D. Roosevelt

I love your poem. Everything you said related to me.  You basically put my life in your poem. This poem is awesome. 

on Nov. 26 2010 at 2:09 am
Eesha-charyya SILVER, KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii
8 articles 11 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
If she&#039;s AMAZING, she won&#039;t be EASY. If she&#039;s easy, she won&#039;t be amazing. If she&#039;s WORTH it, YOU won&#039;t give up. If you give up, you&#039;re NOT worthy... Truth is, EVERYONE is going to HURT you; YOU just got to find the ones worth SUFFERING for -Bob Marley

OMG this is lovely U can. B my friend!

on Nov. 23 2010 at 9:11 pm
monsthebones. BRONZE, Whittier, California
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Beautiful.

 


TLWJ4 said...
on Nov. 23 2010 at 6:16 pm

i i love this poem, it is amazing.

keep on writing , & dont worry youll find a friend one day, you know what they say " good things come to those who wait " .


on Nov. 22 2010 at 8:38 am
misstywaterfall SILVER, N/a, Massachusetts
5 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;if you dont understand my silence how will you understand my words&quot;

love this <3 :)

niazi said...
on Nov. 20 2010 at 2:07 pm
hahaha................

on Nov. 19 2010 at 11:02 pm
CallMeSunshine GOLD, Lehi, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Creativity takes courage.&quot;

yea... i wish i got 50 bucks everyday for lunch !

sorry... couldn't help it, i'm poor.. :/ 


on Nov. 19 2010 at 11:00 pm
CallMeSunshine GOLD, Lehi, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Creativity takes courage.&quot;

:) *thumbs up*

on Nov. 19 2010 at 10:58 pm
CallMeSunshine GOLD, Lehi, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Creativity takes courage.&quot;

oh and !!! i loved the picture!!! :D it was so cute !!! haha xD