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Terrified

Terrified January 12th 2009 By: Arianne Bungay Her seventeenth birthday is in a month. Still in foster care and not having a home Realizing and terrified Knowing when she turns eighteen She is all alone. Not knowing what to do She does what she does best Run and run With nowhere to go Failing each and every test She sets her own funeral Soon to be dead Digging and digging Until she decides to Make her grave her bed. Her life was almost complete With one more year to go Now she is breathing heavily Almost gone for good This she sadly knows. Leaving her family behind She closes her eyes Hoping they understand She is gone for good This is her time to say goodbye. Her seventeenth birthday is in a month But she wont see it because she is finally home Not on this earth Or with her family But she is not longer alone. She is in perfect bliss Not terrified at all Not longing for pain Not longing for sadness She is now standing tall.

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Date: 2/24/2009 9:31:00 AM
Death is never an answer and 17 is a traumatic age for many teenagers. I was one once in prehistoric times. Having it tough will make you stronger than you realize, but there will be times when you have to hang in there. Set some LONG term goals and go after them. Set them just beyond your reach and you will be surprised at how far you will go. Set high standards for your relationships and stick to them. You deserve the best. God Bless. Vince
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Date: 2/4/2009 7:41:00 AM
i love the ending. . . great write. . .many blessing~ *Breana
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Date: 1/12/2009 11:22:00 AM
Hi Arianne! The last line of this poem brings the whole piece together. "She is now standing tall" what a perfect finale! A confessional piece maybe? It sounds as though it is; honest and fully open though it could just be good narrative. If you like confessional poetry then definitely look up Sylvia Plath. Also the rhyme scheme you used is similar to the style Simon Armitage often uses also. Maybe you should look into him too! :D A great poem. Nathaniel
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Date: 1/12/2009 7:10:00 AM
Wow great emotion and i completely agree where ur coming from no one wants to be completely alone and also bout not wanting to be with ur family i also completely get. U should put more poetry up i enjoy reading them. Dustin
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