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Step-fathers and -Daughters

March 25, 2011
By Live2Write PLATINUM, Ravensdale, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Here&#039;s to waking up Thursday, and thinking it&#039;s Friday.&quot;<br /> &quot;It&#039;s Wednesday, dude.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;And we didn&#039;t think it was very cool, so... we tried to kill him.&quot;<br /> &quot;Dude, they&#039;re cops!&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Great minds think alike.&quot;<br /> &quot;And fools seldom differ.&quot;

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Know, this wasn’t the first time we’ve fought
Though, he seemed more emphatic, I thought

(He tended to say
In rigid display
“You never obey”
Not him, anyway)

He told me to feel things that I ought
But me, feel those things? I think not!

(I tried to ignore
The orders I bore
I noticed before
Yet results in more)

And still, he accuses me, distraught!
That my words are a personal shot?

(But please; I’m a teen
I’m not a machine
Designed to be mean
To someone so… keen)

Yeah, it’s true, we do argue a lot
Incessant battles, we both were caught

(And though he was mad
I only felt sad
Despite how he tried
He wasn’t my dad)

© Raul R., Monte Vista, CO

The author's comments:
Don't get me wrong; I love my stepdad. But he can be incredibly infuriating sometimes.
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Live2Write PLATINUM said...
on May. 3 2011 at 9:35 am
Live2Write PLATINUM, Ravensdale, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Here&#039;s to waking up Thursday, and thinking it&#039;s Friday.&quot;<br /> &quot;It&#039;s Wednesday, dude.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;And we didn&#039;t think it was very cool, so... we tried to kill him.&quot;<br /> &quot;Dude, they&#039;re cops!&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Great minds think alike.&quot;<br /> &quot;And fools seldom differ.&quot;

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Jeez, I thought I answered this! xP Sorry, lol.

My stepdad and I have an... interesting relationship. I wrote this poem for English, trying to figure out how I felt about it. Even though it does come off a bit negative. ^_^

Actually, I put that down as "know" for a reason: as in, "know that", but I couldn't put the 'that' because it would mess up the rhythm. xP

Thanks for the comment!

watermelon BRONZE said...
on Apr. 29 2011 at 4:19 pm
watermelon BRONZE, Miami, Florida
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I like the way you wrote about a topic I think others have had feelings about. I've never read about stepfather-daughter relationships in a poem. It's a very honest poem, and I like that. It's true to your feelings, even if it sounds harsh. That's something a lot of us have trouble fully describing: how we REALLY feel about it. One suggestion: the "know" at the beginning should be "no".