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The Girl I Once Knew

October 21, 2014
By Nelly_Nell GOLD, Bakersfield, California
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&#039;&#039; For every dark night there is an even brighter day&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Tupac Shukar

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I once knew a girl who’s world was so blue,
She cried every night because of what people put her through.
Everyday her life would be so gray.
She never had anyone to cheer her up during her day


At school she has people talking about her,
and at home she has a family that hardly talks to each other.
She wonders why she woke every morning to a new day,
but she never had any blue skies sad to say.

Every time she went to school she had people saying negative things.
Nobody ever gave her any cheerful greetings.
At school even though it hurt she held in her tears’
because she knew if she didn’t they would know her biggest fears.

To this day she has only had one friend
But sadly that friendship quickly came to an end
She tries so hard to trust
But it’s hard when everything is so quick to rust
 

© Eveliz V., Bayamon, Puerto Rico

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Nelly_Nell GOLD said...
on Dec. 7 2015 at 1:57 am
Nelly_Nell GOLD, Bakersfield, California
11 articles 0 photos 60 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;&#039; For every dark night there is an even brighter day&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Tupac Shukar

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Thanks love :)
danceguitargal SILVER said...
on Jul. 28 2015 at 8:13 pm
danceguitargal SILVER, Independence, Kentucky
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us<br /> -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Great poem!!
Nelly_Nell GOLD said...
on Jun. 28 2015 at 9:08 pm
Nelly_Nell GOLD, Bakersfield, California
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Favorite Quote:
&#039;&#039; For every dark night there is an even brighter day&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Tupac Shukar

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Thanks love, and I don't plan on stoping anytime soon. :)
Sunshine2420 SILVER said...
on Jun. 28 2015 at 1:45 am
Sunshine2420 SILVER, Unknown, Other
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A smile hides everything.

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This poem is amazing! I ♡ it....never stop writing :)
Nelly_Nell GOLD said...
on Oct. 26 2014 at 5:51 pm
Nelly_Nell GOLD, Bakersfield, California
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&#039;&#039; For every dark night there is an even brighter day&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Tupac Shukar

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thanks love, i really try to put real life into my poems so thay hopefully more people will be able to understand the true meaning of them :)
Nelly_Nell GOLD said...
on Oct. 26 2014 at 5:49 pm
Nelly_Nell GOLD, Bakersfield, California
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&#039;&#039; For every dark night there is an even brighter day&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Tupac Shukar

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Thanks love :)
lucychuang555 BRONZE said...
on Oct. 23 2014 at 6:33 pm
lucychuang555 BRONZE, Duluth, Georgia
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&ldquo;It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names.&rdquo; - The Life of Pi

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This was very interesting! It captures teen life and friendship so truthfully. 
Gabrielmm. GOLD said...
on Oct. 23 2014 at 1:46 pm
Gabrielmm. GOLD, Ogetashi, Kentucky
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I really like this poem. I like the last two lines and how you said that "everything is quick to rust." I thought that was a really interesting and original way to put it.