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Things I am not

November 20, 2014
By AlliNeedisMusic SILVER, Easley, South Carolina
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"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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i am not fat,

or ugly,

or wrong or awkward or emo or a cutter

 

i am not crazy or socially and mentally unstabl

and i am not a stereotype

 

i refuse to be labeled by my peers

or by my teachers,

and i certainly refuse to be labeled by my own parents

 

i am me, and it is time that everyone learns that

© Molly L., Phoenix, AZ

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Maybe if I told myself this more, it would sink in.

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Flowereyes BRONZE said...
on Jan. 29 2015 at 8:44 am
Flowereyes BRONZE, Laurel, Delaware
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&quot;The way I see it, every life is pile of good things and bad things. The good things don&#039;t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don&#039;t necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant.&quot; -The Doctor

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Wow! That was amazing.
AlliNeedisMusic SILVER said...
on Jan. 14 2015 at 10:48 am
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I just realized that I mispelled the word unstable... *facepalm*
WindRunner GOLD said...
on Dec. 17 2014 at 4:38 pm
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I love it. An excellent example of striving to be unique and shaking off labels forced upon you.