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Seventeen

August 23, 2013
By Cris3 SILVER, Bethpage, New York
Cris3 SILVER, Bethpage, New York
8 articles 6 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;We can\&#039;t change the world unless we change ourselves.\&quot;<br /> -Biggie Smalls<br /> \&quot;Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.\&quot;<br /> -Confucius<br /> \&quot;I\&#039;m one of those regular weird people.\&quot;<br /> -Janis Joplin


No,
No,
No.
It’s all I hear.
17.
I’m just a kid, they tell me.
Act more mature, they say.
Stuck in a tug of war.
No,
No,
No.
She’s only 17.
All the things I can’t do.
All the things I must do.
My life is being controlled by outside forces.
When do I choose?
No,
No,
No.
She’s only 17.
I’m a kid.
Yet, I must decide my future, right now.
It’s my decision, they tell me.
But I can’t go here or there, they say.
No,
No,
No.
STOP!

I’m only 17.



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