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All I Need Is a Friend MAG
January 28, 2009
Books fill up my room.
Not baseball cards,
or pictures of girls,
or basketballs.
Maybe a blown up picture of …
… Pam Anderson might help.
Black-framed glasses
and a white,
pale,
lanky
body.
I should start working out.
At least I can read.
I read four books a day last summer.
The librarian,
80-year-old Mrs. Woodsworth,
she knows my middle name.
If only I had a real friend.
I am sick of seeing her old,
bony,
pale body.
Although it resembles mine.
The kids at school laugh.
Is it the way I dress?
Lacoste,
Ralph Lauren,
La Tigre.
I’ve tried every designer out there.
Staying in the house really saves me money.
My stupid rich parents give me $50 a week for lunch.
$50 times 36 weeks …
what is that?
$1,000,
$2,000,
$10,000?
I should probably know.
Straight A’s 12 years in a row
and counting.
With all of this,
or none of this –
it depends how you look at it –
all I need is a friend.
© Mariana O., Tecate, CA
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silence said...
on Mar. 28 2009 at 11:10 pm
wow ..this touched me ...and i would be your friend ..in many ways ..i can relate to this ..yet in others i cant ..but keep writng ..you will
inspire other ppl too ..telling
them their not alone ....their not the only ones with problems and perhaps they will begin to see the world diffent
inspire other ppl too ..telling
them their not alone ....their not the only ones with problems and perhaps they will begin to see the world diffent
Miaoru said...
on Mar. 22 2009 at 5:30 pm
AWESOME!
lovedjny said...
on Mar. 20 2009 at 10:08 pm
God, this is exactly how I feel... Glad someone understands :)
bucket_of_sorrows said...
on Mar. 19 2009 at 11:34 pm
That was sooooo beautiful.
ElizabethS. PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 19 2009 at 12:35 pm
Your poem was really great, and it made me think a lot of my own life. (I guess that's not very original, but it's true.) My parents aren't rich, and I only barely make straight A's, but I am a huge bookworm, and even though I have a few friends, I always feel like a fifth wheel around them, that they don't really want me. Anyhow, it's disheartening. How can we fix it?
Iz77 said...
on Mar. 18 2009 at 11:34 pm
Wow I really like this poem it's good and it just expresses feeling
kitkatl4833423 said...
on Mar. 17 2009 at 1:18 am
This piece definitly relatets to me. Not fitting in definitly hurts and poetry is a great way to let out things that are on your mind. Keep up the good work!
project827 GOLD said...
on Mar. 15 2009 at 7:16 pm
holy crap, man. I'm going to print this, frame it, and hang it up in my room. I love it, absolutely love it.
silver said...
on Mar. 14 2009 at 8:31 pm
im not exactly in the "in" crowd either,and im a strait a student too, but somehow i always get friends(honest i dont know how i get them)if any of the poets want to email with somebody im open
getit69 said...
on Mar. 13 2009 at 5:47 pm
This poem is the opposite of me and i can see exactly where your coming from, i understand because i have a friend who is the same way so this is really nice to see someone is speaking out.
Mika_Lestat PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 12 2009 at 8:47 pm
I loved this poem! And I was touched by it I'm always here if you need a friend! -Mika Lestat- p.s. check out my poems!
LusciousKitten SILVER said...
on Mar. 9 2009 at 3:19 pm
This poem is amazing itz almost the way i feel itz to your heart and i love that great poem.And remember that your better than anyone so if u dont love u how will u ever love some1 else
Ivonna Reda BRONZE said...
on Mar. 8 2009 at 1:18 am
WOW. I really really like this. I love the way you write. Im gonna try to write like that too.
I truly do cherish friends and the people you can spend timw with. becuase without that theres really nothing else that truly matters.
but maybe you could join some clubs or teams if you really want to meet people! dont be afriad to speak up and join the conversation!
good work!
I truly do cherish friends and the people you can spend timw with. becuase without that theres really nothing else that truly matters.
but maybe you could join some clubs or teams if you really want to meet people! dont be afriad to speak up and join the conversation!
good work!
marebear8626 said...
on Mar. 6 2009 at 3:20 pm
this is an awesome poem. i can tell that the person in this poem, be it you or another, is looking for friendship, but is this person truly unhappy with their life?
billy bob billy said...
on Mar. 4 2009 at 10:59 pm
sometimes i feel like you but i dont get straight a's i would be your friend if you will be mine.
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