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You Have Courage

August 15, 2011
By Regs_the_Shorty GOLD, Frankfort, Illinois
Regs_the_Shorty GOLD, Frankfort, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
There are people who finish what they start and.....


My name to you is weird,
You believe that you are so much better than me,
You think you are popular,
Ha I think that's hilarious,
I have a name,
I don't have to bully someone to feel good about myself,
If you are popular then that is something i don't ever want to be,

We became friends at church,
But I still didn't know if I could trust you,
But when we became better friends,
Sharing each and every secret with each other,
You told the saddest one of all,
You whispered to me that your dad abused you,
You showed me the bruises he left,
Oh lord did I believe you,

I want to help but I don't have the courage,
Courage is what you have for being able to deal with these things,
Courage is something you have but I do not,

I take back what I said before,
Now knowing why you said and acted like you did,


The author's comments:
I'm sorry to say that this is a true story. Since I don't have the courage to stand up for her my paper and pen will. My real life story was a little bit different. And I haven't seen her at church since she told me she was abused I know she is ok because I have been able to keep in touch with her. I'm sorry

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on Oct. 6 2011 at 6:29 am
Regs_the_Shorty GOLD, Frankfort, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
There are people who finish what they start and.....

Thanks it means a lot :)

on Oct. 2 2011 at 3:40 pm
ReadWriteBreathe PLATINUM, Pocatello, Idaho
24 articles 4 photos 114 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You have to consider the possibility that God does not like you" Tyler Durden Fight Club

I actually meant five out of five. I was thinking of the letter four when i typed it.

:)

 


on Oct. 2 2011 at 3:39 pm
ReadWriteBreathe PLATINUM, Pocatello, Idaho
24 articles 4 photos 114 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You have to consider the possibility that God does not like you" Tyler Durden Fight Club

This is really sad. I like how you admit that you didn't have the courage to tell, it feels like you wish you did though. Amazing poem. Four out of five.

on Oct. 2 2011 at 1:58 pm
Regs_the_Shorty GOLD, Frankfort, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
There are people who finish what they start and.....

Awwww thank you so much!!!!! I love it when people rate or comment on my articles :) Thanks!

on Oct. 2 2011 at 11:47 am
Kev-Girl SILVER, Plymouth, Indiana
5 articles 0 photos 86 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is a maybe. Death is for sure. Sin is the cause. Christ is the cure. :)

Love is the breath of God, and prayer is the melody that makes it sing.

If you cant annoy someone, there's no point in writing.

Love is overrated, marry for money.

This is so sad! :( But very well written! Five out of five stars! Great job!

on Sep. 15 2011 at 7:52 pm
Regs_the_Shorty GOLD, Frankfort, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
There are people who finish what they start and.....

Thank you!!!

on Sep. 14 2011 at 9:38 pm
Authorgal98 GOLD, Frankort, Illinois
17 articles 0 photos 194 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Let your mind sart a journey through a strange new world..."

This is soooo sad :'( And about what you said on your wall, it is impossible to critize this amazing work! I hope one day you'll get courage... no pun intended.... 5 satrs for sure. Keep up the great work!

on Sep. 12 2011 at 4:15 pm
Regs_the_Shorty GOLD, Frankfort, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
There are people who finish what they start and.....

Thanks I put a lot of time into this I'm glad you like it!!!!! :D

on Sep. 12 2011 at 3:42 pm
Hazel-daisy GOLD, --, Other
19 articles 0 photos 324 comments

Favorite Quote:
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else - Erna Bombeck

In three words i can sum up everything I've learned in life: it goes on -Robert Frost

Live, Love, Laugh - ______

Hope, Love, breathe <3 - Me

this is so sad, it's written really well though. I think it's very meaningfull and heartfelt...5/5 :)

on Sep. 10 2011 at 4:44 pm
Regs_the_Shorty GOLD, Frankfort, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
There are people who finish what they start and.....

Thanks for reading my poem I loved your poem Daddy's Little Girl too!!! I'm gonna read some of your other work too. That is definetly a great piece to tell people to read because it makes them want to read some of your other work :)

Dark_Mind GOLD said...
on Sep. 10 2011 at 1:47 pm
Dark_Mind GOLD, Little Rock, Arkansas
11 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Sounds like a Personal Problem."

This is sad, even sadder since its true. But it is a good peom. Almost like a letter of regret to me. 5 stars.

on Sep. 5 2011 at 7:19 pm
Regs_the_Shorty GOLD, Frankfort, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
There are people who finish what they start and.....

Thanks :)

on Sep. 5 2011 at 7:06 pm
orangechick18 SILVER, Cincinnati, Ohio
5 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not like a box of chocolates.It's more like a jar of jalapenos, what you do today,might burn your ass tomorrow!

i really enjoyed this pice, it really meaningful. I really like it, i did not see any mistakes jump out. It was really beautiful

 


on Aug. 17 2011 at 5:02 pm
Regs_the_Shorty GOLD, Frankfort, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
There are people who finish what they start and.....

Hahaha your welcome :)

on Aug. 17 2011 at 1:32 pm
Reader101 PLATINUM, Amarillo, Texas
42 articles 4 photos 135 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We're all pretty bizarre, some of us are just better at hiding it." -Andrew Clark(The Breakfast Club)

"Lack of format? Not possible in my opinion. Writing is an art, therefore you do you what you want." -b_gomez114

thanks a bunch!!!:))<3

on Aug. 17 2011 at 1:29 pm
Regs_the_Shorty GOLD, Frankfort, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
There are people who finish what they start and.....

Yeah sure :)

on Aug. 17 2011 at 1:10 pm
Reader101 PLATINUM, Amarillo, Texas
42 articles 4 photos 135 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We're all pretty bizarre, some of us are just better at hiding it." -Andrew Clark(The Breakfast Club)

"Lack of format? Not possible in my opinion. Writing is an art, therefore you do you what you want." -b_gomez114

will u read some of mine if you have time?:)

on Aug. 17 2011 at 9:52 am
Regs_the_Shorty GOLD, Frankfort, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
There are people who finish what they start and.....

AWWWWWWWWW thanks!!!!!

on Aug. 17 2011 at 9:39 am
Reader101 PLATINUM, Amarillo, Texas
42 articles 4 photos 135 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We're all pretty bizarre, some of us are just better at hiding it." -Andrew Clark(The Breakfast Club)

"Lack of format? Not possible in my opinion. Writing is an art, therefore you do you what you want." -b_gomez114

this is a very powerful piece.... at the beginning, i felt mad for the bullying and every thing, but by the time you finished your words, my heart was softened and i had tears in my eyes... thank you:)