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My own Future

June 27, 2013
By Annibonny DIAMOND, Evanston, Illinois
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Annibonny DIAMOND, Evanston, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
Sometimes life takes a path that is hard to walk on, so all you have to do is put on your hiking boots.

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Do not say I cannot decided my own future
I have watched 5478 sunsets
I have felt heartbreak and love
I have witnessed death and birth
I have watched people grow up and grow old

I have dreams
My back isn’t empty anymore
Its full of mistakes I carry with me
And lessons I have yet to learn

I watched the ebb and flow of the tide
Watched the waves take people under
Seen what real grief looks like
I’ve had a best friend die.
Don’t say I’m immature
Don’t say I wouldn’t understand
Don’t base my intellect on my age
Base it on my experiences

© Lena K., Marblehead, MA

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