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Trying in a corrupt world

July 6, 2011
By JessHaley PLATINUM, HIGHLAND, New York
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JessHaley PLATINUM, HIGHLAND, New York
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Live for Life

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I don’t know who I am
I don’t know what I want to be
I think that I’ve been hallowed out
Left a shell of the former me

The world around me never stops
But I’m not ready to move
Now I’m dug uncomfortably
Into a little groove

I try to claw my way back up
By pushing haters down
While they’re always a step ahead
I’m stuck down at the ground

All I want is my fair share
I want a chance to be
The person that I idolize
Instead of plain old me

© Mark P., Woodside, NY

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