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We Are Who We Are

August 29, 2012
By MarieAntoinette2014 DIAMOND, Scottsburg, Indiana
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MarieAntoinette2014 DIAMOND, Scottsburg, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
Isn't it ironic? We ignore the ones who adore us, adore the ones who ignore us, love the ones who hurt us, and hurt the ones that love us.

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We are who we are,
We are the ones,
To choose our lives,
No one else can,
no one else will.
We have to be the ones to take charge of us.
To live with our desicions,
and to shoulder our burdens.
We are who we are.

We are the ones to say " No More."
To say " Give it one more try."
We are the ones,
who force our hand,
and take the fall.
We are the ones,
to take our time,
and spend it how we will,
knowing we'll never get it back.

We are who we are,
Because someone has to be.

© Andrew S., Pompton Plains, NJ

The author's comments:
I heard the quote, "We are who we are." I began thinking of what it meant and this was the result.
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