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Created on: September 07, 2010
A Misfit Teenager
My life long goal
Is by all means to win,
But from day to day
It’s just to fit in.
It’s like a never ending struggle
To be accepted and feel proud
Just a misfit, trying to
Be in the crowd.
But now I think I have learned,
That pride comes from within.
Peer pressure is the enemy,
But a friend is always a friend.
So adults, take heed
And help us when we’re stuck,
And just remember what you were,
Before you all grew up.
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