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The Optimistic Pessimists Resolutions
Get in shape, lose some weight.
Every year it’s always the same.
Read a book, stay home and cook,
And I only have myself to blame.

Till some land, lend a hand.
You’d think that I’d be smart enough,
Cards to send to a sick friend,
To ignore this self-improvement stuff.

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Categories: pessimists, funny, holiday, me, me,
Form: Light Verse
Invented Truth
My imagination is sharper than my memory
I make up instead of retelling a story
If I can't recall truth; more often than not
I recreate and invent it
Pessimists call it lying
I don't give names...

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Categories: pessimists, 12th grade, addiction, allegory,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things