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To Cry: Inspired by "The Outsiders" By S.E. Hinton

September 6, 2009
By liblib33 GOLD, Dedham, Massachusetts
liblib33 GOLD, Dedham, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
Life sucks then you die-- yeah I should be so lucky.<br /> --Jacob &quot;Breaking Dawn&quot;


I wanted to cry
at that moment.
I was always told,
to never cry at all,
though many forgot at an early age.
That doesn’t matter to me.
Greasers don’t cry
but not being able to cry is-
as if feeling has no name
as if emotion was white and gray
and sadness wasn’t bold but cold.
As if happiness was straight and tired; to never be felt again.
Losing a friend
by having him slip stealthily and steadily away
through your fingers not being able to grab him,
is possibly the worst feeling
ever felt.
How much I want to cry
though other people are staring
at the hero.
What hero lies-
what Greaser cries-
What kind of friend would I be if I didn’t
What would happen if-
I never cried again.
What would happen
if I did.
What would happen, if the
wishing, weary
hero
died.


The author's comments:
Be yourself.
Not what other people want you to be.
Don't try to be someone else,for only the benefit of others

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liblib33 GOLD said...
on Mar. 26 2010 at 2:50 pm
liblib33 GOLD, Dedham, Massachusetts
18 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life sucks then you die-- yeah I should be so lucky.<br /> --Jacob &quot;Breaking Dawn&quot;

Thank you so much! I'll make sure to check out your work!

Milo! said...
on Mar. 11 2010 at 3:34 pm
I really love this. I really like how everyone can relate to this. I hope you keep writing, because this is great. You should check out some of my stuff. I think you would like it.

monongah#21 said...
on Nov. 17 2009 at 10:43 am
this is great. so emotional and moving. lmao. but i loved it.

liblib33 GOLD said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 5:15 pm
liblib33 GOLD, Dedham, Massachusetts
18 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life sucks then you die-- yeah I should be so lucky.<br /> --Jacob &quot;Breaking Dawn&quot;

Please post comments! I want to improve my writing. It would be very helpful.

liblib33 GOLD said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 5:04 pm
liblib33 GOLD, Dedham, Massachusetts
18 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life sucks then you die-- yeah I should be so lucky.<br /> --Jacob &quot;Breaking Dawn&quot;

Thank u so much. This was actually a project to school. It took me all of 5 minutes (:

on Sep. 20 2009 at 5:45 am
Kumanga DIAMOND, Bethel, Alaska
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Favorite Quote:
Always Accept nd love urself for who u are!

Omg this is really really goood!! I liked it. it had rhymes which i like! lol good job!!