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Who am I?

March 29, 2012
By Unusual BRONZE, Griswold, Iowa
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Unusual BRONZE, Griswold, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
"Maturity should not be measured in someones age but in the way they act."

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Am I that uncontrollable teen that hurts others with bad choices?
Or the one that only cares about the latest trend.
Am I that perfect girl who doesn’t seem to have a problem in the world?
Or the irresponsible kid everybody thinks is up to no good.
Can’t I be my own person without people trying to force a mask on me?
Can’t I be treated like a person instead of by the way I look or where I came from?
I am a person not someone to treat any certain way because I like certain things.
The only mask I wear is the mask in the eye of the beholder.

© Elena P., Bronx, NY

The author's comments:
I got the idea for this from a couple of years of people acting like they know what I'm like or what kind of person i am when they hadn't spent anytime with me at all.
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Unusual BRONZE said...
on Apr. 2 2012 at 7:25 am
Unusual BRONZE, Griswold, Iowa
4 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Maturity should not be measured in someones age but in the way they act.&quot;

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thank you!
DanielleD BRONZE said...
on Apr. 1 2012 at 6:16 pm
DanielleD BRONZE, Huachuca City, Arizona
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I love this. Good work :-)
Unusual BRONZE said...
on Mar. 31 2012 at 8:18 am
Unusual BRONZE, Griswold, Iowa
4 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Maturity should not be measured in someones age but in the way they act.&quot;

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thank you!
jessicags GOLD said...
on Mar. 31 2012 at 12:35 am
jessicags GOLD, San Diego, California
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&quot;I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a mountain top, but like a child stringing beads in kindergarten - happy, absorbed and quietly putting one bead on after another.&quot; Brenda Ueland

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I really like your poem. It is genuine and it's beauty goes straight to the heart. Keep up the writing:)
You have a new fan.
~Jess