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This is me

April 17, 2011
By Maddie26 GOLD, Baltimore, Maryland
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Maddie26 GOLD, Baltimore, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;One small step for man, one giant leap for man kind&quot;<br /> ~Neil Armstrong<br /> &quot;Death is not the opposite of life but an innate part of it&quot;<br /> ~ Haruki Murakami

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All this time
I've been forcing my smiles
And faking my laughs
I've been forcing my happiness
But it's all for selfish reasons
The people around me
They can't see me
I make them like me
By pretending to be (me)
What am I doing
I don't care about anyone
So why am I trying
So people like me?
How they see me
It's not who I am
Maybe all this time
I've been trying to find someone
Who can look past my smile
And see me
Maybe all this time
I've been lonely

© Becca W., Greenbrae, CA

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