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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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Neon_Gypsy_Blood BRONZE said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 11:03 pm
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Thats a really cute poem! I like the pic u put with it and everything else!It describes me in some ways!
Awesomafied BRONZE said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 8:47 pm
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&quot;Then if he thrive, and I be cast away, the worst was this: my love was my decay&quot; -Shakespeare

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Aww, I know how you feel, I used to feel like this too...
Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 2:38 pm
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I can relate to this poem a lot. Also, the narrator reminds me of a couple of my friends. 
Young_Poet_AEP BRONZE said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 11:17 am
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This is how i feel sometimes. But this is a boss poem one of the best in my book. Up there with some famous poets
ronniesofly said...
on Mar. 30 2011 at 11:27 am
this poem makes meh want to cry and i know how  you feel to
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on Mar. 28 2011 at 6:29 pm
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This is absolutely beautiful. I know exactly how you feel...but think about it this way: when that person who deserves to be your friend comes along, you'll appreciate them even more.
secrets said...
on Mar. 26 2011 at 10:17 pm
whats a freind iff they lie and decive you? be carful what u wish for and be selective with ur friends. i didnt have freinds awhile ago so i no where ur comin from.  keep wrtiin its an out let. great job
ThatOneShyGirlNoOneTalksTo BRONZE said...
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I can really relate  to this. Wonderful Job!
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This is a great poem! It has real emotion. I love how I can relate to it. ;]
misslove BRONZE said...
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i think its really good. i love how you wrote it
musicprincess PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 20 2011 at 5:53 pm
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This is completely and utterly amazing! Please keep writing :) the world needs more writers like you.
xxbrittxx498 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 20 2011 at 12:42 pm
xxbrittxx498 BRONZE, Ozone Park, New York
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Brilliantly written.  It sounds so sincere and filled with feeling.  I think a lot of teens can relate to feeling isolated like this.  I know I can. 
ArtChildCliche said...
on Mar. 20 2011 at 11:43 am
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I find myself feeling the same way a lot. If it helps, you're not alone. just read your comments :)
misswindsor BRONZE said...
on Mar. 20 2011 at 10:39 am
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OMG, its like you're talking about me in this poem. Straight A student, love to read books, outcast, and have only 1 or 3 friends, yep thats definitely me! If it helps, you seem really nice and laid-back so I don't know why you don't have friends?Maybe they're just hating on you, but whatever the case is, you shouldn't worry because I'm sure one of these days you'll get the friend(s) that you yearn for.  Nice poem!
BobTheSpiderTurtle BRONZE said...
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You seem cool to me I'd be your friend :)
SonofHeracles said...
on Mar. 15 2011 at 9:53 am
What a great poem! Know that you are not alone.
silentauthor SILVER said...
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Style is the focus of most highschooler's its nice to finally read someone's work that saports the out cast like myself.  
jroxx96 BRONZE said...
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i agree totally with you
jroxx96 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 14 2011 at 10:36 am
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that is sooo true i

 feel ur pain

Shogun11 SILVER said...
on Mar. 12 2011 at 6:31 pm
Shogun11 SILVER, Yelm, Washington
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THIS IS WONDERFUL!! I'm a guy and i'd totally hug ya man! hahaha