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I'm not okay.

October 4, 2011
By Kev-Girl SILVER, Plymouth, Indiana
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Life is a maybe. Death is for sure. Sin is the cause. Christ is the cure. :) <br /> <br /> Love is the breath of God, and prayer is the melody that makes it sing. <br /> <br /> If you cant annoy someone, there&#039;s no point in writing.<br /> <br /> Love is overrated, marry for money.

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All I feel is pain,
Tonight.
As I'm standing in the rain,
Under a pitch black sky.
I'm out here by myself,
Trying to get some of these
Bad feelings out.
Then you are by my side,
Asking me if I'm alright.
And I say

Chourus:

I'm not okay.
I'm not alright.
I'm not doing good,
Tonight.
'Cause I've got bad feeling,
Inside,
That I just can't seem
To hide.
I don't know what to do,
'Cause I am so confused,
About what you're telling me
To believe.


I went back inside,
And straight onto my bed.
And as I cried,
I thought things through in my head.
Like how I have doubts,
About what you have taught me.
Things like how
Life came to be.

(Chourus)


I cried, and cried, Oh I cried.
while I tried, and tried, Oh yeah I tried,
To understand
What to believe in.
A loving God,
Or evelution.
But still,

(chourus)

© Cerys W., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
I think about how people struggle to understand what is true, and I have also struggled. But I found that God is true, and I hope readers will find the same. Hope you like. :)
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Kev-Girl SILVER said...
on May. 8 2012 at 12:58 pm
Kev-Girl SILVER, Plymouth, Indiana
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Life is a maybe. Death is for sure. Sin is the cause. Christ is the cure. :) <br /> <br /> Love is the breath of God, and prayer is the melody that makes it sing. <br /> <br /> If you cant annoy someone, there&#039;s no point in writing.<br /> <br /> Love is overrated, marry for money.

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Thank you. :)
Zoe-22-Turner DIAMOND said...
on May. 4 2012 at 9:32 am
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i agree i love this it has a really powerful message to it
TaoTwins SILVER said...
on Mar. 30 2012 at 1:24 am
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Wow. your talented! (:
kingofwriters BRONZE said...
on Nov. 23 2011 at 6:53 am
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Wow, you did a great job with this! I bet it would be even better if you made it into an actual song! :)
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on Nov. 6 2011 at 1:38 pm
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I really love this. I have a relationship with God myself and I know someimes people doubt during the hard times in life sometimes but....you know....that's why you need faith.
J4Yc3 GOLD said...
on Oct. 26 2011 at 8:34 pm
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Pretty amazing bet it would sound great with music added :)
Kev-Girl SILVER said...
on Oct. 17 2011 at 3:00 pm
Kev-Girl SILVER, Plymouth, Indiana
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Thank you. :)
RayBaytheDinosaur GOLD said...
on Oct. 17 2011 at 2:59 pm
RayBaytheDinosaur GOLD, Hampton, South Carolina
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Really pretty, I'd love to hear how it sounds with music =)
AbstractFragment GOLD said...
on Oct. 16 2011 at 7:32 am
AbstractFragment GOLD, Dalmatia,, Pennsylvania
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I like your alternating ryhmes, a GREAT way to create emphasis. Although we have a huge stylistic difference (for one I'm not a big fan of chrous structuring, but you make it work.) I liked this, but the last stanza kind of threw me off as well.
Kev-Girl SILVER said...
on Oct. 15 2011 at 8:13 am
Kev-Girl SILVER, Plymouth, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
Life is a maybe. Death is for sure. Sin is the cause. Christ is the cure. :) <br /> <br /> Love is the breath of God, and prayer is the melody that makes it sing. <br /> <br /> If you cant annoy someone, there&#039;s no point in writing.<br /> <br /> Love is overrated, marry for money.

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oh! Sorry, I get what you mean now! lol the last verse is the bridge, so it has a different beat than the rest of the song.
Kev-Girl SILVER said...
on Oct. 15 2011 at 8:10 am
Kev-Girl SILVER, Plymouth, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
Life is a maybe. Death is for sure. Sin is the cause. Christ is the cure. :) <br /> <br /> Love is the breath of God, and prayer is the melody that makes it sing. <br /> <br /> If you cant annoy someone, there&#039;s no point in writing.<br /> <br /> Love is overrated, marry for money.

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The beat I wrote this with goes along with it just fine, so I'm sorry if it's a bit confusing to read and create a beat that goes with it. But thanks for the comment! :)
.iloveyou. GOLD said...
on Oct. 14 2011 at 2:45 pm
.iloveyou. GOLD, Evansville, Wyoming
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I can feel the rhythm here except in the last verse seems to interrupt that flow, but it might just be the beat i was using for the poem.