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February 28, 2012
By marzapan PLATINUM, Westchester, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"do not lead me unto temptation, i can find the way my self" rita brown
"die fish Hitler die" jake: homestuck
"My only friend growing up was a yak." -Russia (Hetalia)
"Pants are your first priority." -My friend

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they try to hold me down,
and tell me what to say,
but i'll become a bird,
and i'll only fly away.

they want me to be,
a puppet on a string,
a bird in a cage,
to make me sing.

i have no say,
they keep me caged,
then they laugh,
at my burning rage.

i try to fight back,
and streatch my wings,
but they tied me down,
to watch me sing.

they push me down,
when i try to stand up,
they didn't even care,
when my mouth stayed shut.

© Maria H., Cincinnati, OH

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