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"Obey," They Say

August 26, 2011
By Noel.MCarlson66 GOLD, Waterford, Connecticut
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Noel.MCarlson66 GOLD, Waterford, Connecticut
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Things have to get worse before they get better.

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And if I’m a hypocrite for saying it,
then so be it.
Then so be it.

Don’t run away.
Turn around.

Smile.

Snap.

You know what they want you to be.
Don’t do it.
Don’t do it.

© Jessica R., Westchester, IL

The author's comments:
We've all gone through this situation once; when we know what we SHOULD be and how we SHOULD act, and we rebel.
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Noel.MCarlson66 GOLD said...
on Aug. 31 2011 at 6:03 am
Noel.MCarlson66 GOLD, Waterford, Connecticut
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Thank you! You're very right, and I like shorter poems, too.
Squeaks BRONZE said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 7:40 pm
Squeaks BRONZE, Glen Allen, Virginia
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"Some people just don't know when to quit." --from the back of my XC team's 200 summer mile club T-shirt

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This is really good. I have a thing for those short poems that are simple, sweet, too the point. And this has a good message. A little rebellion every once in a while is good.