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My Hidden Friend

October 3, 2013
By Fallenangels SILVER, Allen, Texas
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On the outside they see,
Someone I don't want to be,
Most of the time my friend shows his face,
Something that just can't find a place,
Sometimes I see the light of day,
But my friend always gets his way,
Keeps my tongue chained down,
My mind he surrounds,
Grips into my head,
Wish it was something instead,
MY hidden friend is not me,
But to everyone that's all they see,
Sometimes I wish he could be something else,
So I'd feel better about myself,
Just something obvious, that's all I want,
Something not so subtle, something blunt,
But he doesn't just bring me pain,
He has brought along some gain,
I am my own person, not much to say,
I see things in my own way,
I'm proud of who I am, nothing I can change.

© Karen C., Holbrook, MA

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This poem is about by diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome.
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Jnldnk7 BRONZE said...
on Oct. 9 2013 at 7:44 pm
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&quot;Recognize my life, ridicule my fight, give me fuel for the fire burnin&#039; when I yearn these lights&quot;

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I love it! I really felt connected to it even though I don't have Asperger's, but it helps me get a better understanding and also I connected it to wanting to make changes and being stuck with the ego created for ones self, something I can relate to
Kindle GOLD said...
on Oct. 7 2013 at 7:37 pm
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.&quot; -Fyodor Dostoevsky<br /> <br /> &quot;Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.&quot; - Robert Frost

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This poem hits Asperger's on the nose!