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hey kid!!

February 5, 2022
By hyacinth-girl GOLD, Marlborough, Massachusetts
hyacinth-girl GOLD, Marlborough, Massachusetts
15 articles 13 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
‘My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—
It gives a lovely light!’
-Edna St. Vincent Millay


eyes off!!

keep out!!

speak up!!

don’t shout!!

stop!!stop!!

speed up!!

eat less!!

drink up!!

don’t go

too far!!

stay in

the car!!

us? we

go round

fast, slow

up, down

anywhere 

we choose

mornings

watch news

fight, fight

late night

scream, shout

i’m right

smash glass

be tall

you should

stay small.



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on Jun. 7 2022 at 1:22 pm
Egycal52 SILVER, --, California
6 articles 0 photos 112 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Hats off to the past, coats off to the future."
- American Proverb
"Why do you keep hiding behind your mask,
When even the scars formed by your mistakes
are you own constellations?"

The arrangement and wording of the poem is so good and powerful! You captured how much hypocricy is in the world, especially towards younger kids who can be controlled.