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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 Feb. 25 2011 at 8:44 am
LEBRONISTHEKING561, State Center, Iowa
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Good emotion.

on Feb. 24 2011 at 7:58 pm
DanielleZ DIAMOND, Rochester Hills, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
Do what you like and like what you do.

You've probably stopped looking at these comments, but anyway, I send you a hug through the internet. "Do what you like and like what you do."

on Feb. 24 2011 at 7:40 pm
XPlacidDreamerX BRONZE, Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Favorite Quote:
shoot for the moon. even if you miss you'll land among the stars.

the emotion in the poem almost had me in tears you could feel the want.

very good jod :)

keep up the good work.

(/|\)<3:)


on Feb. 23 2011 at 9:34 pm
chickadee23 SILVER, Boise, Idaho
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Favorite Quote:
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. <br /> -Benjamin Franklin

Guess what just made me cry?

So honest, relatable, and refreshingly different. A+!


on Feb. 23 2011 at 1:47 pm
babygirl195 BRONZE, Easley, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
I&#039;m prettiful

I can be a real friend  but I dont like books unless they r really great

on Feb. 23 2011 at 12:02 pm
BigJoe92 BRONZE, Bartlett, Illinois
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I hope you get friends

on Feb. 21 2011 at 8:47 pm
Nicole,GG PLATINUM, Pikeville, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. ~Benjamin Franklin

This was really good.  You should definitely keep witing.

on Feb. 16 2011 at 10:10 pm
SmallTownGirl SILVER, Oakley, California
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Favorite Quote:
If you dont risk anything you risk even more.

Oh my god, i love this so much.

Maveric SILVER said...
on Feb. 14 2011 at 4:17 pm
Maveric SILVER, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Favorite Quote:
Life happens wat realy matters is what you do to get over the bad times

This is a realy good piece I realy like it

on Feb. 12 2011 at 7:51 pm
jerarice98 BRONZE, Strasburg, Virginia
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I absolutely love this piece.
There's a lot of people in high school who feel this way, so you're not alone.

on Feb. 12 2011 at 7:49 pm
jerarice98 BRONZE, Strasburg, Virginia
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wow. really dude? Don't read someones piece and make a sterotypical comment. Just goes to show your massive amount of arrogance.

on Feb. 11 2011 at 10:09 pm
consumedbygrace247 BRONZE, Durham, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Change the way people think, and things will never be the same.&quot; -Steve Biko (South African civil rights martyr)

I really enjoyed this, :)

on Feb. 10 2011 at 7:28 pm
LyricalDisaster BRONZE, Greenbelt, Maryland
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AMAZING!!

you should come and check my poems out ^_^


on Feb. 10 2011 at 5:52 pm
Ezibeltha SILVER, Saugatuck, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
Funny thing about Joy is that you only really find it when your too busy having fun to go look for it.

Maybe your just looking in the wrong places 

on Feb. 10 2011 at 2:51 pm
tailhairr BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
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AWE.

I really want to give you a HUGE hug.

Good Job!


on Feb. 8 2011 at 3:47 pm
Stubbleo77 SILVER, Garden City, Michigan
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I think that everyone in life needs a true friend no matter how wealthy they are. You did a great job.

on Feb. 7 2011 at 5:52 pm
ski_mayday BRONZE, Uhrichsville, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
*&quot;A true friend reaches for your hand, and touches your heart.&quot;<br /> *&quot;Forever is composed of nows.&quot; -Emily Dickinson<br /> *&quot;If music be the food of love, then play on.&quot; -William Shakespeare

This poem is really sad, and you can really feel what the narrator is. Awesome job(:

on Feb. 7 2011 at 7:34 am
x305x_SaViOr BRONZE, Uhrichsvill,
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is my wife tell death do us part&quot;<br /> -Lil Wayne

the kid should clearly have nerd friends to hang out with?

x0x0xJ SILVER said...
on Feb. 6 2011 at 12:51 am
x0x0xJ SILVER, Wood Dale, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
Sometimes the thoughts in my head get bored and go for a stroll out through my mouth. This is rarely a good thing.

it is sad. =[ awhh

live@swim said...
on Feb. 5 2011 at 10:28 pm
awh, this is soo sad!