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I Suck At This

June 19, 2018
By Starsandmoonss13 SILVER, Hialeah Gardens, Florida
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Starsandmoonss13 SILVER, Hialeah Gardens, Florida
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"Living is easy with eyes closed."<br /> -John Lennon (Strawberry Fields Forever)

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Yes, I am.

I am crap at this.


The way you grit your teeth

and how long it takes you to speak,

while you read a line or two

from this freak,

I know I suck at this.


Potential you say.

Do I have potential?

I wouldn’t say so anyway

I don’t want to sound pretentious.


So I hide behind a guise

of a girl with no whys

when all the answers I have to things

are unfulfilling and less than all the questions.


Yes, I know.

I know I am bad at this.

© Photo of Shannon G., Girls

The author's comments:

This piece shows the insecurities I have about myself and my writing. How I try to not sell myself as more than I am so I don't disappoint people.

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littlesun BRONZE said...
on Aug. 24 2018 at 10:12 am
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ooh i love this can relate ahah
RebellionX said...
on Jul. 10 2018 at 1:16 pm
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DIABLO
Royallyjay said...
on Jul. 8 2018 at 9:55 pm
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So good!