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Not your typical 17-year-old girl MAG
do not needtheir parents
watching over their every move.
They think they arebetter than that.
They rebel
from the institutionof
childhood,
rushing to join the institutionof
adulthood.
So how come
sitting in the hospital'swheelchair
waiting to undergo a CAT scan,
I long to hear mymother's voice
saying,
"Samantha, everything will be okaynow.
Your father and I are here with you.
Or, my father
Reciting
Madeline
From memory?
The housedoctor
comes to put
the I.V. in my vein
I proudly hold tight tomy
daddy's hand
I am a seventeen-year-old girl
I should bebrave!
Then why at the sight of
a needle do I shiver infear?
Seventeen-year-old girls
are supposed to bestrong.
So why do I find some
comfort knowing that my mommy
isjust "resting her eyes"
in the bed next to mine?
Iroll over.
It's time to go to sleep
on the pediatric floor
andmore so in room 432.
I hold tight to
"Mr. Bear,"
Mychildhood protector.
Scared to death,
I drift off to sleep
notcaring that
I am a seventeen-year-old girl
on the verge ofadulthood.
I am glad just being:
"Daddy's littlegirl,"
"Mommy's princess,"
Samantha
© Anonymous
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This article has 5 comments.
goldmansharone GOLD said...
on Aug. 10 2011 at 10:48 am
This is really good. I can relate a little. I am not going through any tough things, but I still am a teenage girl who totally needs my parents! I can't imagine life without their warmth and love.
sparkledreamer SILVER said...
on Jan. 2 2011 at 12:37 am
it was really good, one thing would be that you should make sure that you put a space between words. other than that it was very good.
VioletsandVoice said...
on Sep. 14 2010 at 9:09 pm
wow 5/5. i've hd some similar experiences of late and you captured it really well
emyxbaby said...
on Nov. 10 2009 at 9:16 am
This is so good, i can really relate. <3
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