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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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fredmicfart said...
on Jun. 7 2010 at 6:42 pm
yes you may think my name is weard but the poem is so indiscribable i mean it is so great. I give this a high rating and i hope that person relises that they can realley write.

on Jun. 7 2010 at 6:27 pm
TygerShore SILVER, Coquitlam, BC, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s not what you say, it&#039;s what you do.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.&quot; ~Ana&iuml;s Nin<br /> <br /> If there&#039;s a book you really want to read, but it hasn&#039;t been written yet, then you must write it.&quot; ~To&quot;

Really well written, keep up the good work!

on Jun. 7 2010 at 5:35 pm
RobertoO PLATINUM, Barrington Hills, Illinois
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Truly amazing, humorous, I enjoyed it.

coly33 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 7 2010 at 4:37 pm
coly33 BRONZE, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
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aww cute and sad i loved it

:)


on Jun. 7 2010 at 4:11 pm
Lost-In-Life GOLD, Whitby, Other
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Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s never to late, if it weren&#039;t for the last minute many things would never get done!

Wow! This is amazing! Sad, yet beautiful. You managed to get so much emotion into this poem. I love it.

on Jun. 7 2010 at 1:14 pm
secretdancer22 GOLD, Webster Groves, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Hidden cry&#039;s are beneath every smile&quot;<br /> -Jordon Himmler

True, But the poem is amazing, Check out my work on my page.

on Jun. 7 2010 at 11:23 am
thezebrasgray PLATINUM, Taylorsville, Utah
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This is a really good poem!  I have to say that the title and picture chosen to go with it turned me away, though.

on Jun. 7 2010 at 12:40 am
lggirl13 BRONZE, Carefree, Arizona
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be the change you wish to see in the World&quot;-Ghandi <br /> &quot;Wisdom is more precious than rubies. <br /> <br /> - Biblical Proverb, Proverbs 3:15 <br /> <br /> be the change you wish to see in this world- Ghandi

Were like exactly alike I read so much, and I have no friends. I know how you feel. I'll be your friend. If you let me. =)

on Jun. 4 2010 at 11:09 pm
the_quiet_one BRONZE, Orangevale, California
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a story for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate.&rdquo;<br /> ~Jack London (White Fang)

I wish I could read four books a day.... Including the librarian really moved the peice along. I like it alot.

krysten SILVER said...
on Jun. 4 2010 at 1:06 am
krysten SILVER, Weiser, Idaho
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Favorite Quote:
Smile now or smile later, but remember the pain you hide, will only grow greater.<br /> *krysten*

we are alot alike =) I will totally be your friend!!! <3

KAT16 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 1 2010 at 7:03 pm
KAT16 BRONZE, Hartville, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;A friend is a person who knows all about you and still likes you&quot; Elbert Hubbard

wow! i love it..

da retard said...
on Jun. 1 2010 at 11:06 am
very emotional

emoZoey said...
on May. 28 2010 at 6:00 pm
emoZoey, Timberlake, North Carolina
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EXPRESS YOURSELF!!! good job i love it and btw...ill be your friend <3 

on May. 28 2010 at 9:58 am
The_Girl_Next_Door PLATINUM, Elkins, Arkansas
32 articles 1 photo 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
~*The mind has but a thousand eyes, and the heart is left with one...Yet the light of a whole life dies the moment love is done.*~

This is GREAT.  I've read this poem multiple times.  can't get enough.  It makes me feel better now that I know I'mnot alone.  I feel like no one knows me sometimes and I feel like I have no one by my side.  Great I give it a thumbs up :D  Stay talented :)

- Alex

PS: Glad you haven't given up hope.  Stay at it :)


Milliee SILVER said...
on May. 27 2010 at 5:22 pm
Milliee SILVER, Knoxville, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
In that basement we were exactly who we wanted to be, <br /> rock stars and poets, artists and designers. <br /> That basement was our haven <br /> because when we walked up those stairs <br /> we were just teenage kids again <br /> with dreams that were just too big.

I like this a lot. Free verse is my favorite type of poem. 

polkadot0418 said...
on May. 26 2010 at 1:59 pm
A little too free verse, but the storyline relates to a lot of people. I love it.

aakel BRONZE said...
on May. 25 2010 at 10:22 am
aakel BRONZE, Mayfield, Ohio
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its a good storyline, but the flow of the poem seemed a little....off...? great job tho.

on May. 25 2010 at 9:26 am

I can totally relate to this poem and what u r feeling. I really enjoyed this poem and the message it protrays great job and keep it up.

P.s always remember u don't need friends to feel compleat just keep writting poetry and eveerything will turn out right in the end.


on May. 24 2010 at 12:37 pm
would you like to slap bellys, Swamscott, Massachusetts
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RYAN you wrote a very nice poem :)

xobabygirlxo said...
on May. 24 2010 at 8:06 am
xobabygirlxo, Melrose, Massachusetts
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That is really deep and really shows how you feel about people and trust me im sure you have alot of friends you need to think positive