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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 Jun. 20 2011 at 10:31 pm
Awesome! I totally agree! it's like really people every one isa human being with feelings! I really like this poem because it totally and completely captures hearts as well asmakes people understand the perspective of the boy... Really Good!

on Jun. 16 2011 at 9:46 pm
DonnieLeroy BRONZE, Big Lake, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
"If you can fly don't stop at the sky [when] there are footprints on the moon." - Adam Young

The art is actually by Mariana O., Tecate, CA.

on Jun. 16 2011 at 6:36 pm
JessJess96 BRONZE, Town Creek, Alabama
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Favorite Quote:
"Some people see the world in black and white, but never see the shades of gray. Those shades of gray are the ones that would give me hope, because they open my eyes to so much more." -Me

oops.. i meant to put that on another comment. blonde moment. :P

on Jun. 16 2011 at 6:34 pm
JessJess96 BRONZE, Town Creek, Alabama
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Favorite Quote:
"Some people see the world in black and white, but never see the shades of gray. Those shades of gray are the ones that would give me hope, because they open my eyes to so much more." -Me

I agreee! Rude much!? hahaha :) but it was a really nice poem :) I liked it

on Jun. 16 2011 at 2:44 pm
Kiba-fan123 BRONZE, Worcester, Mass, Massachusetts
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i love your poem it is really powerful with emotion and you art is amazing love it!

 


on Jun. 16 2011 at 2:28 pm
rubyrainstorm SILVER, Closter, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.<br /> -Buddha.

Wowww...this is another one of those poems that give you that sudden urge to rip out a pack of tissues and cry uncontrollobly at the cruelty in the world. :) Beautiful. Really really really nice...

Btw, if anyone has time, please check out my poem The Girl Inside, and others. Thanks!!!


on Jun. 15 2011 at 3:57 pm
SuperPanda409 SILVER, State College, Pennsylvania
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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

Dear Ryan, 

There are so many wonderful people out there who would love to be your friend. I know I would. Don't let those mean comments put you down. They just can't quite see the beauty of what you write. Here I'll leave you with this:

The simmered whisper

Of his poem in my ears

Almost brings my heart to tears

It rips apart what I once wore

A mask of friendship

Nothing more

Today I swear will be the day

I talk to somebody 

I would usually disregard

His poem showed me and open heart

 

Did you like it? 

If you'd like to talk more reply to this. I loved your work.

Much Heart,

Madison


renni SILVER said...
on Jun. 15 2011 at 9:08 am
renni SILVER, Crete, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
Sometimes, that girl who seems so strong, who never lets what people say bother her, who smiles and laughs with her friends all the time, is really the girl who, deep down, is falling to pieces.

this was so great i absolutly love it =D

gleek1234 GOLD said...
on Jun. 14 2011 at 1:50 pm
gleek1234 GOLD, Burlington, Vermont
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Favorite Quote:
You did let me go you left me broken and heartless, crying out for help, with no one to answer my calls-Shilpa Pierpont-Hale ( poem) Love hurts

ok you guys don't know good poetry. ur mean rude and have know life. so stop

on Jun. 13 2011 at 5:21 pm
Plethora BRONZE, Austin, Texas
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I can totally relate! I love the structure of your stanzas.

on Jun. 11 2011 at 12:25 am
joyfuldancer SILVER, Easton, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
I&#039;m not a perfect person, I&#039;m a forgiven person.

Such a beautiful explosion of emotion.  And if u need a friend, I'm always here.  God bless.

on Jun. 6 2011 at 3:43 pm
R5andParamore BRONZE, Manalapan, New Jersey
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I REALLy hope you can't relate to this, it's so sad! You are a beautiful writer, please take pride in that. :)

mrittmritt77 said...
on Jun. 5 2011 at 1:09 pm
I really love your writing style (: haha I would be your friend :)

on Jun. 4 2011 at 11:21 am
RanaHewezi1998 SILVER, Ames, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I&#039;ve ended up where I needed to be.&quot;<br /> -Douglas Adams

awwwww this made me realize how thankful i am to have a friend beside me all times :)

on Jun. 2 2011 at 6:08 pm
Alybuggg BRONZE, Vinton, Vermont
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Favorite Quote:
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.<br /> ~James Allen~

I loved your poem! :) It's great, it actually made me tear up. That's how you know you have real emotion in it...because you're reader can feel the emotions you are feeling. Anyway I loved it!!

on Jun. 2 2011 at 11:44 am
lovelele BRONZE, Burtom, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
love the ones who love you love the ones who hate you because either way it goes youre gonna need them

i need a real friend too

on Jun. 1 2011 at 7:39 pm
mockingbirdmaggie BRONZE, Greenwood, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is better to be hated for who you are then loved for who you pretend to be.&quot; Psychic Travis Sanders

Ryan I love that line maybe a picture of Pamela Anderson might help! Keep writing you're amazing!

on May. 31 2011 at 6:01 pm
JojoMimi BRONZE, Portland, Oregon
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Wow. This is great. I loved the feeling. Awesome work!

on May. 28 2011 at 9:59 am
Insert_Username_Here BRONZE, Griffin, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.&quot;--Kurt Cobain

This is amazing. I really liked it a lot. (:

on May. 26 2011 at 11:15 am
Rinilove32 SILVER, Boise, Idaho
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this poem is very intruiging.

i like your style of writing(:

there is alot of feeling in this poem!