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Denise Feb 2012
I am not fantastic at something
at anything
really, truly, honestly

I am good at a few things
math, science, reading
being the kid that jumps through the hoops
I get good grades is what I'm saying
A's and B's, but B's aren't great

I am mediocre at a lot of things
hockey, basketball, most things physical
being a friend, being funny, writing poetry

I am bad at certain things
analyzing literature
being a nice person
being healthy
saying the right thing at the right time
most social situations

I am not the best at anything
I am not great
I am not extraordinary
I am not special

but in all likelihood
neither are you
because I am average and most people are
Denise Feb 2012
I am so ready to go
to this place where I will grow
there will be so much passion
nerdiness will be in fashion
there are people to be met
my palms will sweat
in a city 150 times bigger than where I'm at
it's confusing to imagine that
but I must broaden my scope
and hope:
that the austere brick buildings will loom
and the science labs will bloom
the best of my potential
I am so ready
for the rain and the mountains and the heady
sounds of the crowded day
6 months til' I'll be on my way
to this college I've be waiting for
for four years or more

I don't really know what the future will bring
but it is coming and it will be something

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