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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.
Alternate: Splat! Use that word in a story or a poem.

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Submitted by teenteltwin1 on February 23, 2008 - 15:31.

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By Michelle Ballou
Woodstock Union High School, Grade 10

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I messed up.
So did you.
I tried to fix it,
But no band-aid could mend this horrible wound.

You stopped talking,
I was miserable.
You tried to fix it,
I could not forgive the pain you put me through.

They were sad,
We were not the same.
They tried to fix us,
But they could not get us to look at each other.

Life went on:
They gave up on us,
We did too.
But we had done everything we could.

I messed up.
You stopped talking.
Can we go back to start?

I won’t mess up.
You could still talk.
They wouldn’t have to worry.
And we would be happy, like we were at the start.

Great job

Submitted by taylorb on March 26, 2008 - 09:59.

Its like a mess - up in life, once it happens you can't take it back, and if you try to it could just dig the hole deeper. You can always try to fix it, but it can be very hard. The best thing to do is just leave it behind you. Good Job!

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