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May 26, 2011
By PerfectMGymnast DIAMOND, Parker, Colorado
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momma told me to always try my hardest
and someday i was gonna make a life for myself
you ain't gonna be like me
she says
you ain't gonna be like me
you just ain't
you just can't
i always promised her
sayin' yes ma'am
and she'd sit on her white porch
in her white chair
with her white hair
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Ella1 GOLD said...
on Jan. 28 2012 at 12:05 pm
Ella1 GOLD,
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Wow, that is really good. It's very meaningful. Would you mind reading my poem A Pink Watch, Portal, and Perpetual Sea and telling me what you think? Thank you!
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 1 2012 at 5:41 pm
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I love it~ parents want the best for their kids.
glimmer BRONZE said...
on Oct. 13 2011 at 2:25 pm
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Touching- Just really touching.
Sinister-Von GOLD said...
on Aug. 15 2011 at 9:50 pm
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Woww i love this It touched my heart deeply because i told my mamma i wont do what she did and i now am trying not to do it anymore