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All I Need Is a Friend MAG

January 28, 2009
By 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.

© Mariana O., Tecate, CA

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PixieDoll2698 said...
on May. 25 2011 at 11:25 pm
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great article!! (:
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i will be your friend. haha, this is great.
jamikim BRONZE said...
on May. 25 2011 at 3:52 pm
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i really love this poem! great job :)
EyesofBlueFire GOLD said...
on May. 25 2011 at 3:08 pm
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I really liked this poem, I can connect to it, and it's beautifully written. :) Feel free to check out my stuff too.
SuperSami97 BRONZE said...
on May. 25 2011 at 2:25 pm
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Wow!  Very good.  Maybe add some more about the person you are looking for and then wrap it up with how you just really want a friend.  It might make this even more personal and touch the reader in a deeper way.
TeresaL said...
on May. 25 2011 at 11:20 am
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yea that is deep
froggy said...
on May. 24 2011 at 1:13 pm
This is a great poem and dont let anyone bring you down!!! This is a really great poem it makes me sad but happy at the same time :)   :)
VampryaShadow SILVER said...
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Be who you are. Who cares if people laugh... laugh too it will throw them off. If girls laugh so what... there are girls out there who like your tyoe and I am sure thgey are yours too. I like smart boys who have passion... so let them talk and laugh and look... but at least you know you are liked. :)
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Johnyboy thinks its easy because the only friends he has is on World Of Warcraft
Hejlna BRONZE said...
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You think your room is covered with books? You should see mine. Anything from Kindergarten Junie B. Jones to Dickens to novels concerning time. Books are great, but people still need friends.
gleek1234 GOLD said...
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i agreee this poem is good and not to dramatic, because you do not know what he is feeling, maybe he i sjust really sensitive.
gleek1234 GOLD said...
on May. 19 2011 at 9:34 am
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wait who is saying that cuz he is lonley prettyboy121? the way he said that is really mean, ryan m, dont let his words get to you he is just jelause becaause he can't write a poem as good as you. keep you head held high and keep up the good work.
Suzie17 GOLD said...
on May. 18 2011 at 8:10 pm
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I think a lot of people feel this way, and are just too afraid to admit that they sometimes feel alone. Especially with social networking, where some people have like a million friends that aren't really their friends at all. Anyway, good job!
Yourmomholbrook BRONZE said...
on May. 18 2011 at 4:18 pm
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He is only saying that because he is lonley
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Sweer. This is really good. Sort of humourous yet still serious.
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on May. 17 2011 at 6:58 pm
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Way to express the truth. You aren't saying you are the only teen out there with problems, which I like. I really like the part about your rich parents... Some people think that because we live that sort of wealthy lifestyle we have it all. But that isn't the way it is... at all. Great poem..Great content..Great emotion..Great fluency..and way to make me think twice.
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Rude^^ The only reason people write poems is to get their feelings out and you critiscing him. I think its great.
hounddog BRONZE said...
on May. 17 2011 at 2:14 pm
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...a little dark...

plus it' a little too teen angst-y, y'know? okay so your parents annoy you. join the club.

poem is perhaps a bit melodramatic as well. 

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Ok! I'll read it nd let you know what I think!
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i really liked it, some people were saying the words were meaningless or made them sad. but i loved it and think its great. keep it up (: