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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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I can relate big time with the reading. And the friend thing. Sometimes I would rather be alone that have to deal with the people that call themselves my friends. Sometimes, it's not even worth it. Books never let me down. They can be your ultimate friends.
But either way, this poem is awesome. It feels real and genuine. I actually felt emotions while reading it. Keep writing!
I totally relate with the part about reading 4 books a day. Loved the poem! I'd be glad to be your friend. :)
It's not easy to write so freely about your emotions like you have. But somehow i always find an outlet in poetry.
I love how you know who you are and how simply you put it.
I'll be your friend :)
I also thought the statements about pale bodies only added to the emotions and feeling the author was trying to get across.
-Lilac
Nicely written! I have been at the place this poem describes, yes, even down to the four books a day. :) So I find it extremely relatable. I like the rhythm, the poem flows quite well.
-Lilac
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