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A Poem

June 15, 2010
By real_as_can_be101 PLATINUM, Mustang, Oklahoma
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You can love and hate, but which is more irrate? -unknown

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I tried to write a poem
One that you could ooh and aah over
A personal poem
It would make you cry
Or maybe make you laugh
I tried to write a poem
That would make you think
That would inspire you
That would make you see the real me
I tried to write a poem
Until my hand cramped
Until my eyes got heavy and gave in
Until the next song on the radio went off
I wrote a poem because you told me to try

© Gary C., Pequannock, NJ

The author's comments:
This was a poem that was in an english project of mine and was my teacher's favorite. It got me extra credit:)
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