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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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Favorite Quote:
"The way I see it, every life is pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant." -The Doctor

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Wow! That was amazing.
AlliNeedisMusic SILVER said...
on Jan. 14 2015 at 10:48 am
AlliNeedisMusic SILVER, Easley, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"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 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.