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I'm not, but I AM.

June 2, 2013
By Brianjkohr23 PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
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I am not tall, I often take a fall.

I'm not Dr. Seuss but I rhyme sometimes.

I may not be extravagant or flashy.

But maybe, I'm a poet and I didn't even know it.

I have fears and dreams, just like any other human being.

I am witty, and maybe even cheesy.

But my work ethic is unremitting, like I am living penny to penny.

I won't stop till I succeed, even if I bleed, as though I am some sort of machine.

That's who I am.

And I'm proud to be.

Me.

© Anna Y., St. Robert, MO

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