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All I Need Is a Friend MAG

January 28, 2009
By Ryan Moran BRONZE, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
Ryan Moran BRONZE, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
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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.



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on Jul. 12 2011 at 7:42 pm
AllysonMarie GOLD, Gardner, Massachusetts
12 articles 25 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Only an Aunt can give hugs like a mother, can keep secrets like a sister, and share love like a friend.”

 I know how you feel. My only friend is my boyfriends, and even were drifting apart...

     Great poem!


on Jul. 11 2011 at 1:41 pm
laughqueen96 BRONZE, Wappingers Falls, New York
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this is so so so, very beautiful. hands down favorite poem i've read.

Lysergia said...
on Jul. 10 2011 at 8:01 am
Lysergia, Washougal, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Look down at me and you see a fool; <br /> look up at me and you see a god; <br /> look straight at me and you see yourself&rdquo;

Yeah, I can relate. Right now I could really use a friend.

zone7294 GOLD said...
on Jul. 9 2011 at 6:52 pm
zone7294 GOLD, Newport News, Virginia
18 articles 0 photos 52 comments

Favorite Quote:
If im good for nothing, then your bad for everything

this is a great poem and I can totally feel you on this poem

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on Jul. 8 2011 at 7:17 pm
JLEIGH96 GOLD, Corydon, Indiana
14 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish on its ability to climb it will live its entire life believing it is stupid. -Albert Einstein

Really, this touched me I can understand what you mean about needing a friend every friend I have had has betrayed my trust and I was lonely for a while and still regret most of the friends i have now.

on Jul. 8 2011 at 7:05 pm
Lola_Black GOLD, Harrison, Michigan
11 articles 2 photos 276 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ve always been famous. It&#039;s just everybody&#039;s just now finding out.&quot; --Lady Gaga

Wow, I wish my mom gave me fifty bucks just for lunch.

on Jul. 8 2011 at 6:48 pm
PurplePenguin6 BRONZE, Irvine, California
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.&rdquo;<br /> - The Dalai Lama

This is really good.  I actually REALLy enjoyed reading this.  I think you reveal a lot with very simple words.  And you tell us a lot about yourself by how you describe your room and how you like to read.  (High five fellow-book worm! XD)

I think you have a very strong and clear voice in this poem.  That's fantastic! Keep up the good work :)

And I noticed the Naruto reference with your picture


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on Jul. 8 2011 at 6:45 pm
Soup44 BRONZE, Big Timber, Montana
3 articles 9 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Good, Better, Best, Never let it rest till your Good is Better, and your Beter is Best.<br /> Live life to the fullest!!!!!<br /> Scars are like tattoo, but with better stories.

This is a GREAT poem!! You are an awesome writer keep it up!!........I would really like it if you would check out my poems and pictures and comment on them please! Once again this is an awesome poem.....i love it!! Very relatable.

on Jul. 8 2011 at 6:34 pm
Gabiiiii BRONZE, Independence, Oregon
4 articles 1 photo 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In a world where billions believe their deity conceived a mortal child with a virgin human, it&#039;s stunning how little imagination most people display.&quot; --Chuck Palahnuik

I completely agree with birdbage. Dudes, if you can't be nice, or at least kind in your rejections, you have no right to be posting anything. Appreciate, or go away. Being rude is just wrong.

on Jul. 8 2011 at 5:05 pm
ohheyyyelli SILVER, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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You have a really unique style, great poem[:

Sage.Lu said...
on Jul. 8 2011 at 10:24 am
Nothing is impossible.I believe that I can fly !!

dreamerz said...
on Jul. 6 2011 at 10:50 am

Very very relatable. =) Nice job.

For some reason my comments don't go through under my screen name ElleNicole and my computer is acting up, but could you check out my poem that was just put on the website? Thanks so much.


on Jul. 5 2011 at 10:38 am
dia.dreamer GOLD, Kochi, Other
10 articles 0 photos 145 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I saw an angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.&quot; - Michelangelo<br /> &quot;I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart: I am, I am, I am.&quot; - Sylvia Plath

Wow. Blown away. Literally. I saved this poem up in my folder of favourite poems by talented writers.

Never dare to stop writing.


on Jul. 3 2011 at 4:20 pm
TashaTyrantthnx SILVER, Avondale, Arizona
8 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,<br /> And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.<br /> ~William Shakespeare, Mid-Summer Night&#039;s Dream, 1595

I love this poem!

I can really see your personality.

Anyone and everyone check out my poem, "Run, Girl, Run"?

TeenInk.com/poetry/free_verse/article/341858/Run-Girl-Run/

(:



Pooja11 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 2 2011 at 11:09 am
Pooja11 BRONZE, Montego Bay, Other
4 articles 0 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be the change you want to see in the world.&quot;- Mahatma Gandhi

It's always intriguing to hear the story from the other side. You brought out the persona very well.

What makes a person like this poem is if he/she can relate to it..

*thumbs up


on Jul. 2 2011 at 9:43 am
David.DZE BRONZE, Paramus, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;A bird doesn&#039;t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.&quot; <br /> Lou Holtz<br /> <br /> &quot;A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.&quot;<br /> Groucho Marx<br /> <br /> &quot;A nickel ain&#039;t worth a dime anymore.&quot; <br /> Yogi Berra<br /> <br /> Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling.

I really liked it.

on Jun. 29 2011 at 12:58 pm
Reader101 PLATINUM, Amarillo, Texas
42 articles 4 photos 135 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We&#039;re all pretty bizarre, some of us are just better at hiding it.&quot; -Andrew Clark(The Breakfast Club)<br /> <br /> &quot;Lack of format? Not possible in my opinion. Writing is an art, therefore you do you what you want.&quot; -b_gomez114

A man afterr my own heart!!! I LOVE this poem! my new favorite! Its very powerful and i love the way you brought it together. absolutley AMAZING!:)))

on Jun. 26 2011 at 7:18 pm
SuperPanda409 SILVER, State College, Pennsylvania
9 articles 1 photo 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
If this is love I don&#039;t wanna be loved.- Get Scared<br /> <br /> &lrm;We are made of love and all the beauty stemming from it. We are made of love and every fracture caused by the lack of it.- Sleeping At Last

thank you so much!

on Jun. 24 2011 at 8:56 pm
tarynpie BRONZE, Scottsdale, Arizona
2 articles 1 photo 28 comments
Ryan, very nice poem! I am personally right there with you. I personally think we need more people like you in this world. Your words make me think...I like that.

on Jun. 24 2011 at 8:54 pm
tarynpie BRONZE, Scottsdale, Arizona
2 articles 1 photo 28 comments
Wow, this was very nice. Just what I needed as well <3 We need more people like you in the world!