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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 Apr. 19 2010 at 10:23 pm
RipponLeaEnergise BRONZE, Clayton, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;how wonderful it is that nobody has to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world&quot;<br /> <br /> Anne Frank

im not joking, that was amazing!!!

you described that what ever you do to yourself, its never enough. i know what thats like. it feels unbearable. i'd like to be your friend, because i understand what it is like to be below average.


hotty 123 said...
on Apr. 19 2010 at 8:28 pm
I will be your friend. I am always looking for one as sensitive and caring as you. Maybe we could even date my nerd. (=

on Apr. 19 2010 at 10:11 am
xox-bixey-xox BRONZE, Launceston, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Taken. :)

that is a lovely poem, it makes you think about when your mates boyfriends shove some dude into a wall at school, and how much it must hurt there feelings.

LuckyThree said...
on Apr. 17 2010 at 3:59 pm
LuckyThree, Ft.Lauderdale, Florida
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Aww. I'd like to be your friend for free! Man, I really like this poem. It's well-detailed. It shows that even rich kids don't have it all. Apparently, money didn't buy your happiness either. Bravo. A true story that I have been waiting to hear.

on Apr. 16 2010 at 12:56 pm
SunShineSparkle BRONZE, Orange, California
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Favorite Quote:
System of A Down - MIND&quot;you need the ones you love and love the ones that you need&quot;, HYPNOTIZE&quot;Mesmerize the simple minded Propaganda leaves us blinded&quot;, SAD STATUE&quot;What is in us that turns a deaf ear to the cries of human suffering&quot;

dude i only wish io could read that many books, the person needs to be friendly to get friends, u sound nice so if u put ur self out their then im sure u can find sum friends. no givivng up in dis life. count me in as a friend if u like. i offer u my friend ship if you want. :D

sancia said...
on Apr. 16 2010 at 12:08 pm

il be ur frnd............

gud oneeeeeeeeeeee


on Apr. 14 2010 at 12:19 pm
marisaXangela BRONZE, Saugus, Massachusetts
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this is really gooood

amanda16 said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 12:04 pm
amanda16, Saugus, Massachusetts
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This poem is really good :). I liked it because it really shows how you feel.

alyyyx609 said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 11:59 am
alyyyx609, Saugus, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
be who you want to be, or else - myself

aw this is really good. dont worry youll find someone who likes you for who you are some day (:

RaV3n said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 9:10 am
RaV3n, Saugus, Massachusetts
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i need friends tooooo !!!!!!!!!!

Sherie BRONZE said...
on Apr. 13 2010 at 7:28 pm
Sherie BRONZE, Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only thing standing between me and total happiness is reality.&quot;<br /> &quot;I can&rsquo;t face the mirror, I&rsquo;ll break the glass. I can&rsquo;t live in the moment for the time will pass.&quot; -I wrote this one.

I'll be your friend! I love reading we can talk about books and stuff you don't seem bad at all.

on Apr. 13 2010 at 7:18 pm
criminalninja<33 SILVER, Hidalgo, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;things are only as beautiful as u percieve them&quot;

<3

whoa.(:

who's this again? jk


cole is mean said...
on Apr. 13 2010 at 11:17 am
i have lots of freinds to hang out with and dont whine about wat i dont have

on Apr. 13 2010 at 10:41 am
Marcella Melton BRONZE, Sparta, Tennessee
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its so true. a true friend is hard to find. like i tell people i dont have friends i have people ive met.

abbers9797 said...
on Apr. 13 2010 at 8:58 am
Amazing poem. It's real unlike a lot of poems that people write, only PRETENDING to be in pain. Great job; keep them coming.

on Apr. 11 2010 at 9:23 pm
yaythisisavailable GOLD, Simpsonville, South Carolina
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this was excellent good job!

on Apr. 10 2010 at 4:02 pm
sonnysulouff BRONZE, Clarendon Hills, Illinois
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This is so great! So many people can relate! I'm sure you'll find someone, just keep looking! :)

on Apr. 10 2010 at 1:39 pm
fob-fan5 SILVER, Brockon, Ma, Massachusetts
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aww i'll be ur friend

on Apr. 8 2010 at 1:49 pm
FluteChick PLATINUM, Jefferson, Oregon
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Great job!! I really enjoyed your style. Please take a look at my own writing!! (some of the good stuff isn't published yet, though, so wait a couple weeks) :D

on Apr. 8 2010 at 2:08 am
AlexandraVasari PLATINUM, Fort Stewart, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Writing songs is super intimate. It&#039;s a bit like getting naked&quot;~ Gwen Stefani

I think that is so nice I mean is'nt that what teenink is for; to have support in our writting. I thought this poem was amazing it makes me want to cry I can feel the same way at times. Beautiful job!!!