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Just behave

April 17, 2010
By DaylightDarkness SILVER, Littleton, Colorado
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Everyone's crazy. You know why? We all want to be normal. Well, we cant define normal, and, the people you can point at and say, well isn't he/she normal are rare. Doesnt that kind of defeat the pupose of normal? -My Friend

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Tell no stories
Sing no songs
Play no games
Dance no dances
Make no music
-Quiet-
Please children, just behave

(break away)

© Brit H., Peabody, MA

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Hazel-daisy GOLD said...
on Jul. 28 2011 at 7:34 pm
Hazel-daisy GOLD, --, Other
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i'm not sure i like it, i just think the end is a bit of a dead beat but thats just me, i hope i'm not too harsh because i do like your pieces! :)
Delictious GOLD said...
on Jul. 23 2011 at 10:35 am
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It's a great concept. A lot of people I bet, especially on this website, can relate to it! It's short and sweet, very easy to read but it leaves you with so much more than just a few lines of a poem. You pack a lot of emotion into only 8 lines, which is very nice! Good job!
IAmWhoIWantToBe PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 22 2011 at 10:52 pm
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Maybe, movements is better than dances in the 4th line. But it's just me, so...

This poem is good - short and easy to read... Keep it up :)
CarrieAnn13 GOLD said...
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Short and sweet!  It's a nice poem, saying how kids aren't supposed to have fun.
Anagam BRONZE said...
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i like it! it's true. so much poer in a few lines. I could hear crickets chirping in the silence part. you know how this made me feel? I don't behave. haha. Good job!
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD said...
on May. 11 2010 at 8:18 pm
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I agree, so much meaning in so little lines!!! Its like God telling us to behave and stop being so selfish!!!
DaylightDarkness SILVER said...
on May. 11 2010 at 5:23 pm
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Thank you very much.
reillysmiley22 GOLD said...
on May. 11 2010 at 4:07 pm
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as short as it is, this poem is so powerful, i really like it