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I Am Not
October 23, 2009
I am not emo
I am not goth
I am not scene
I will not be labeled by you.
I will not be judged by you.
I will not be defined by my clothes, music, or hair.
I will not be named by you.
My only name is the one my mother gave.
You cannot call me fat, ugly, or stupid.
You cannot laugh at me.
I am not yours to be mocked, scoffed, or broken.
I will defy your rules and break your stones.
I will burn your sticks.
Because who I am is up to me.
I am not emo
I am not goth
I am not scene
I am me.
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