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Little Less Like Me

September 8, 2012
By FireRose16 PLATINUM, Bayfield, Colorado
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I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. ~Marilyn Monroe

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If only I were brave
I'd kiss you in the hall.
If only I had courage
I'd talk to you,
Alone on the bench.
If only I were stronger
And could laugh off
Rejection.
If only I were prettier
I wouldn't have to.
If only I were more brutal
I wouldn't be scared
Of hurting him.
If only I were just
A little less like me...

© Daniel H., Oak Bluffs, MA

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Miika said...
on Sep. 26 2012 at 11:37 pm
I really think that this true. When I read it, it makes me relize how much girls are really chickens. It inspireded me.