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Just a Secondhand Friend

July 6, 2013
By Failiwillnotfall PLATINUM, San Marcos, California
Failiwillnotfall PLATINUM, San Marcos, California
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Favorite Quote:
"I understand that love and tragedy go hand in hand, for there can’t be one without the other, but nonetheless I find myself wondering wether the tradeoff is fair."
-Nicholas Sparks


I’m just a secondhand friend to her, you know?
I’m at the bottom of her list as far as friends go

They say one man’s trash is
Another man’s treasure,
But she calls me trash behind my back
While she and her friends make fun of me for pleasure

I’m a straight- A student
And I prefer English to “txt talk”
But they call me a loser
And make fun of the way that I walk

But instead of feeling sad
For the friend that walked away
I turn my back on her
When she turns and begs for me to stay

I’ve got better friends
And I’m headed to college

Too bad for them, they didn’t have enough knowledge to know that
Plastics don’t have futures, they’re, “So, like, totally fake.”

Nerds are gonna rule the kingdom, and they’re making a stake
They’re claiming the jobs on the market
They won’t care about popularity or whatever you call it

And after your graduation
You plan on your huge 12 month vacation, (thanks to mommy and daddy!)
But the nerds like me know better.

Instead of putting on a fake smile and choking out, “Bye, I’ll miss you!”
We’ll say, “Have a nice vacation, and I have to tell you in advance, I like my burgers without the extra ketchup,” With a smirk.

Because the reality of it all is, you can get a job and work
But the nerds are the bosses of you all.

So the next time you go
Bully,
Cyber bully,
Call names,
Ignore people,
Mouth off,
Or anything else… Remember
They may be a nerd incognito.
And nerds have the intellectual capacity to understand that if a friend isn’t there to pick you up when you fall,
They aren’t a true friend at all.



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on Sep. 18 2013 at 9:18 am
Failiwillnotfall PLATINUM, San Marcos, California
28 articles 4 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I understand that love and tragedy go hand in hand, for there can’t be one without the other, but nonetheless I find myself wondering wether the tradeoff is fair."
-Nicholas Sparks

I know, it's totally awesomeness! Nerd pride! *high five*

Zolenz DIAMOND said...
on Sep. 17 2013 at 10:04 pm
Zolenz DIAMOND, Musquodoboit Harbour, NS, Other
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Favorite Quote:
The pain that have cost us, the evils which have never happened.
- Thomas Jefferson

I really connect with this, i had a friend who i was always the last pick when everyone else was busy. I wasnt valued. Just everything in this poem is perfect. And Im a nerd too, haha go us.