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October 20, 2011
By MaryamKhan BRONZE, Irvine, California
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I want to be The Best,
Not the best I can be

I want to be Successful,
Not achieve success

I want to be The Fairest of them All,
Not beautiful

I want to be Famous,
Not well-known

I want the World,
Not everything

I want my Wants,
Not my needs

© Janet D., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
I was inspired to write this piece after witnessing the struggle for perfection amongst my peers at school. I hope my peers realize that this mentality is skewed and we should strive to be the best people we can be and stop trying to fit a certain mold. Everybody is different, but we are all human.
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This article has 8 comments.

cutegirl said...
on Nov. 6 2011 at 7:30 am
great poem!!:)written like a pro (does that make sense?)
Bush said...
on Oct. 25 2011 at 10:48 pm
Well written and a Gr8 message - if only everybody could implement this to their lives - would be a much better world for all...very well conveyed
rooms said...
on Oct. 25 2011 at 2:03 pm
very well written maryam and so very true.
Moi Moi said...
on Oct. 24 2011 at 10:57 pm
very well written !
Brittz said...
on Oct. 23 2011 at 6:55 pm
Great poem! But dont "want" so much, be thankful for what you already have! :) Love it though!
hk24 said...
on Oct. 23 2011 at 5:04 pm

I didn't mean that

It sounds kind of mean doesnt it?

hehe :)

hk24 said...
on Oct. 23 2011 at 5:03 pm

yeah yeah yeah

sounds kind of complacent to me

especially the beautiful part

i hope all this wanting works out for you ;) hehe

tipu420 said...
on Oct. 23 2011 at 3:57 pm
This is a gr8 piece of writing.. I hope not only is this true for school years but also for many more years to come into life.. May we all appreciate life as it comes and stop pretending to be someone we are not