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14. Procrastination. If you had more time, you’d be able to put it off longer. What do you put off to the last moment? Why? Tell a story about how you just barely got something done in time – or didn’t.
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Another Day and he Still Doesn't Actually Know

Submitted by horsegrl291 on April 1, 2008 - 17:42.

Another day
Another boring day of school
Another day of wishing he would just talk to me
He seems stressed when i see him
Even if we are alone walking in the eary hall
He acts as if i'm not there
Is he scared? Shy?
Maybe he fears what will happen
If he talks to me
And his friends find out
Maybe he thinks that it will jepordize
His popularity
But i'm afraid to talk to him as well
No matter how many times we interact
I can't bring myself to talk to him
Or even just say hi
When i see him,
I kind of blank out
and just stare ahead of me
Because i don't want to do anything stupid
But then i feel stupid
for not acknowlegding him
I want to cry
For all the times I've had the chance
But didn't talk to him
Why am I afraid to lose him
When he's not even mine?
Why do I feel scared or shy
Still,
It's just another day
Another day and he still doesn't actually know
How much I like him

leabee's picture

amazing

Submitted by leabee on April 1, 2008 - 18:42.

Wow.
Damn, that sums up my relationship with some guys.
This is so real; most people can agree that this is how their life is as well. Its a great topic, you followed through nicely with it, I think I got the chills when reading it. i guess thats because that is exactly my life. Haha. I loved it.

lol...thanks

Submitted by horsegrl291 on April 1, 2008 - 19:23.

lol...thanks

loverofbeauty's picture

u have got to be a mind reader

Submitted by loverofbeauty on April 1, 2008 - 19:29.

this is my life at this exact moment
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to stop, its about learning how to walk in the rain

I like how you put

Submitted by horsegrl291 on April 1, 2008 - 19:43.

I like how you put that...because that is pretty much how i felt when i wrote this poem

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