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By Anonymous

Dear Life,
Thanks a lot.
Thanks for computer crashes and plane crashes,
for dirty feet and dirty minds, for cold weather and
cold mothers. Thanks for protein bars that taste like s--t.
But thanks as well for small talk with strangers in the
Express lane at Ralph’s, thank you for pomegranate
chapstick and cherry sarcasm. Thanks for being
a dime short of my favorite brand of chips at the
vending machine, thanks for loud chewers.
Thank you for obnoxious relatives who ask where
you’re going to college or what career you’ve picked
when all you want to do is lie in bed and watch
reruns of “Full House” and “I Love Lucy.” Thanks for
the last seat free on the subway. Thanks for cheap
knockoffs of designer jeans. But most of all, Life,
thank you for the 1:1 ratio of real thanks and no thanks.
Thanks a lot.

© Anonymous

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Brookeeileen SILVER said...
on Apr. 17 2011 at 3:34 pm
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on Apr. 6 2011 at 8:17 pm
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wooooww u did a really niice job... i really like thatt
gabzter12 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 28 2011 at 1:48 pm
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this is very interesting
SwishAndFlick63 BRONZE said...
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This explains it all

This is awesome

daija SILVER said...
on Mar. 19 2011 at 1:37 pm
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i love it =)
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I really like it!
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This really made me think:D
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Amazing poem, I really enjoyed it.
mmfdg623 GOLD said...
on Feb. 10 2011 at 10:51 pm
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I don't think that she's saying that she dislikes everything in her list.  About half of the things she listed were things about life that she actually liked, hence the "1:1 ratio of real thanks and no thanks." 
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L<3VE IT! Thanks for this poem hahaha :)
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Woww! this is so amazing!I love♥ it! =]
mememelo said...
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love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
joshbd7 said...
on Jan. 19 2011 at 8:14 am
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Jacob44 said...
on Jan. 12 2011 at 8:34 pm
If you like it, how does it make you happy?
Jacob44 said...
on Jan. 12 2011 at 8:32 pm
I'm peeved all of the time, I thought this poem was really good and it entertained me a lot. It really reminds me of when im in my poor pitiful me mode. To Olican16: Maybe the author was trying to be humorous(thoroughly doubted) but i don't think that she meant to offend anyone, besides a poem's a poem. Doesn't necessarily mean that that's the way she thinks about her life or life in general. 
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Love it!! especially the what career you've picked part!! 
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i love the idea of someone just highlighting what really gets them and express it cleverly. in my heart i was nodding along and giving to the finger to virtually everything you've listed. well done.
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Very creative. Young Fellow.