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Thanks, Jerry Curtis, for putting this with a tune and singer!

Broken but bold enough to bounce back

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There was a time I didn’t know my worth.
I didn’t know my purpose.,
I’d felt that way since birth.

I would talk to other girls at school,
but when they formed their cliques,
they did not find me “cool.”

Not cool enough to be part of their group.
I was just their sidekick who
got left out of the loop.

Broken, I was losing my strong will,
but neither was I the type 
who could just stand still.

I looked for others like myself; boldly
I bounced back, giddy, in junior high school, 
where I formed bonds of gold.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 9/5/2025 10:13:00 AM
The golden part is that you bounced back to form bonds of gold.
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Date: 8/24/2025 10:12:00 PM
This is really cool Andrea, felt the lines, sung so well!
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Date: 8/19/2025 5:25:00 PM
Good for you. I've never been too popular anywhere either, lol....but as you say, you found your place,,,,, great :)
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Date: 8/18/2025 11:26:00 AM
Feels as though you've become the swan, that had never been an ugly duckling! I can't imagine you being anything but your beautiful self! Hugs, Mikki
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 8/19/2025 12:39:00 PM
thanks so much for that. I was rather plain as a child. with the short haircut I always sported. thank goodness for the maturation process and use of cosmetics!
Date: 8/18/2025 5:01:00 AM
life in society is not easy, specially when we are young, older we can bounce back, a touching poem dear poet
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Date: 8/18/2025 1:33:00 AM
That's the spirit, Andrea. Bounce back. I know the emotion you describe, but I too bounced back. Poetry hugs from Malta.
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Date: 8/17/2025 8:38:00 PM
Anybody with a memory of those years should relate to this light weight but intense issue at that age. Haven't written for this & don't yet know whether I'll be inspired but I suspect mine would end up most emotive. Love, CayCay
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 8/18/2025 1:54:00 PM
EXACTLY, I have 'drawn' and spilled all 'drawned' so much that my muse is set on 'empty' for the topic right now - unless an old one is acceptable. I'll check that out. CayCay
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 8/17/2025 9:20:00 PM
Yes I think many girls had to be going through what I was. Junior high is among my very happiest of times in my life. With more ups than downs. I could not think what to write for this contest as I don't really feel broken. At least not emotionally speaking. You have lots of things to draw from, Caycay. I am surprised this theme is not inspiring you!
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