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I Don't Want to be at the Pity Party

October 22, 2009
By writingsavedmylife SILVER, Livonia, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;We&#039;ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can&#039;t just accept it and leave it in a cupboard or just think it&#039;s going to get on by itself. You&#039;ve got to keep watering it. You&#039;ve got to really look after it and nurture it.&quot; - John Lennon<br /> <br /> &quot;In my end is my beginning.&quot;... - T.S. Eliot

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I pity the pretties.
Because they'll never know natural beauty.
Never knowing their true selves
Just fake tans and boob jobs.
I pity the princesses
Because they'll never know the feeling of a job well done.
Never knowing what it's like to work for something
Just what it's like to beg Daddy.
I pity the plastered
Because they'll never know the meaning of fun
Never making memories to last a lifetime
Just feeling what it's like to be hungover.
I pity the presumptuous
Because they'll never know what it's like to be humble.
Never learning from someone who's better
Just because they think they're the best.

© Emma L., Wyckoff, NJ

The author's comments:
This was inspired by my realization of how glad I am to not be "popular."
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Ryan Tierney GOLD said...
on Nov. 21 2009 at 2:58 pm
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i really really like this!