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Wait... That Was Due TODAY?!

June 4, 2012
By ScarlettRose390 PLATINUM, Hawthorne, New Jersey
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ScarlettRose390 PLATINUM, Hawthorne, New Jersey
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&quot;Nothing is impossible, only unbelievable.&quot;<br /> &quot;Gotta keep doing it if I want to get better. Gotta stop doing it if I want to ger worse. Gotta do it sometimes if I want to stay the same.&quot;

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If I could turn back time

Here is what I would do

I would have written this project

Long before it was due

I’d run straight home to my computer

And be sure that it was done

But here I am now typing

When I realized I had none

Of the words and lines that create

This poem with no tune

My effort proceeds to disintegrate

As we pass on into June

Hopefully I’ve learned my lesson

So my grades won’t need to fry

But if you'd prefer an honest confession

My excuses are running dry

© Kathryn P., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
Everyone has been in this situation, so I wrote a poem on the subject.
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Superhero_Fan SILVER said...
on Jul. 5 2013 at 7:31 pm
Superhero_Fan SILVER, Tomorrowland, California
7 articles 1 photo 163 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Impossible; for How many people did you know who refracted your own light to you?&rdquo; - Fahrenheit 451

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I like the rhythm of this poem. The only thing I didn't like was the ninth line. It was a little long and it kind of jolted the momentum of the poem. Other then that, I loved it.
hypermagical said...
on Jun. 11 2012 at 5:41 pm
hypermagical, Indianapolis, Indiana
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You can quote me on that.

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I really like this, scarlett! It's funny XD