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Can't Win

November 12, 2010
By hiddenangelz211 DIAMOND, Haverhill, Massachusetts
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hiddenangelz211 DIAMOND, Haverhill, Massachusetts
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Live Laugh Love ~Unknown<br /> I&#039;m selfish, impatient, a little insecure but if you can&#039;t handle me at my worst then you sure as hell don&#039;t deserve me at my best ~Marilyn Monroe <br /> Dream as if you&#039;ll live forever. Live as if you&#039;ll die today. ~James Dean

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I just can’t win with you
I’m not a child
I'm not a kid
But I’m not an adult either

I am sweet sixteen
I am a terrible teen
I am stuck in between
Stuck for a few more years

You want me to grow up
But you want me to stay with you
Get a job you say
But then tell me not to accept an offer

So I’ve come to this conclusion
All on my own, by myself
Just like me you’re caught in between
But I just can’t win with you

© Hadley B., Marblehead, MA

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