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March 19, 2012
By gb12197 PLATINUM, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
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&quot;next time you feel like a failure, think about how you are alive, and you have the opportunity to be successful.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;i don&#039;t have an attitude, i have a personality you can&#039;t handle&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;i am weird&quot;

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I put on layers of makeup.
With eye liner to top it off.
I burn my hair to straighten it.
And I put baggy clothes on.

I wear contact lenses to see.
Sometimes I don’t eat.
I guess I am just not happy with me.
I wonder what they see.

I listen to weird music,
Just to gain approval.
I am only myself with a few.
The rest of the time I barely got through.

At night I take it all off.
I do my workout routine.
I scrub of the layers of makeup.
Then I look in the mirror and wonder what they see

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Kat_Poetry BRONZE said...
on Mar. 11 2014 at 9:20 pm
Kat_Poetry BRONZE, Neenah, Wisconsin
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This has a really strong message and idea but I feel like it could have slightly better flow. Usually keeping the syllabal count in the lines around the same number will establish this. But I did really enjoy how deep this was and it seems as if its very personal to you. Keep Writing!
butterfly123 said...
on Jun. 17 2012 at 9:19 am
butterfly123, Banglore, Other
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amazing! short ,but so self expressive!! great work and keep writing :D