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Best Outgrowing Poems


Outgrowing Self-Loathing
My suit of self-loathing no longer fits
The mirror of compassion tells me so
Years of bad-intentions held back growth 
After a time, the length of my sleeves bind
I didn’t realize I’ve become over-sized

These angry pants are fit for a small child
How silly I look with cuffs...

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Categories: outgrowing, anger, clothes, fashion, hate,
Form: Free verse
Done With This 2018
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
I am waiting to go home
Everyone's true colors have been shown
Everyone's level, I've outgrown
Now you get paid to be a clone
White girls get paid for what she's shown
Black girl does it, she's a rat, She's a shone.
Sh*t will leave you mind-blown
My...

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Categories: outgrowing, 12th grade, allusion, black
Form: Lyric

Book: Reflection on the Important Things