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What it's Like to be Me
Between falling asleep to Taylor swift
And writing everything out in lists
Being me can be interesting
Spending each summer protesting
Marching around Cadillac holding posters
Writing poem after poem looking for closure
Ignoring everyone who dares to try to get ahold of me after school
Tell me in person if you can, it’s an unspoken rule
I sign up to get emails from colleges
With full knowledge
That the only college I want won't happen
Every time I watch TV having on closed captions
Having to have the light on when I sleep
Accidentally making every conversation deep
Every time I like a song I put it on loop
And I listen to it until it gets old
Always needing to walk in groups
I’m never not cold
I freak out if my grade gets to a ninety-four
If it does it’s an internal civil war
I get scared in small spaces
I feel like I’m suffocating
I can hardly sleep under a blanket
If my hoodie isn’t big it needs to have a zipper
I’ve always wanted to be a singer
So I sing any chance I get
And I turn my lyrics into poems
I hate it when I sweat
And I hate being home
I spend every moment with my brother
My nails have to look presentable
I have a bad relationship with my mother
And I’m extremely forgetful
So that’s a tiny glimpse of a day in my life
Each thing adds to my intricate design
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Savannah Salisbury
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