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Pressure

August 2, 2010
By jenx0x3 DIAMOND, Swampscott, Massachusetts
jenx0x3 DIAMOND, Swampscott, Massachusetts
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Pressure Pressure
Pressure
To be the best
To do the best
To act
To walk
To talk
And to look
The best

Pressure pressure
Pressure
To be
Popular
Funny
Cool
Pretty
Skinny
“Hot”
To
Fit in
To hang
With the “fun and cool” people
To
Dress “in style”
Wear the right….
Everything

Pressure pressure
Pressure
To act
Stupid
When you’re really
Smart
To look like
A sl*t
When you’re actually
Not
To go
“All the way”
Because he wants it lots
And why not?
Because once you do
You’ll be on top
Right?
To get into drugs
Because apparently
It’s “hot!”
But in reality
It’s all really
Really
Not

Pressure pressure
Pressure
To be
The good girl
To get
Good grades
To impress
Your parents
To hang
With the good kids
Who don’t
Get into “that stuff”
To be
A great friend
A good role model
A good listener
A “good egg”

Pressure Pressure
Pressure
It’s coming from everywhere
Your parents
Your friends
Your classmates
Your teachers
Even your boyfriend
There is no where to look
Where there is no pressure
Because it’s always
On

This my friends
Is what we call
Highschool!



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