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May 2016
Mom and Dad both want me to be someone who's amazing, someone I'm not comfortable with being.
     Mom wants me to be someone who's too good for my own being. I'm a good enough kid.
     I do well in school. I do great in church and all the activities that come along. I do well in picking out my friends. I do great in relationships, even if I'm going around from one relationship to another.
     Dad wants me to be a girl who a big heart and smiles all around. I'm well off on my own.
    I know how to smile through the pain. I know how to get a room of full of strangers to love me, with laughter all around.  People know who I am, but do they know what I really did?
    I'm the type of girl who sneaks out my window to meet the boyfriend. I laugh at teachers and make fun of people who are lower then what my expectations lead up to.
     I'm the type of girl who's still good enough in school. I'm still the good girl, but there's an edge to me that's mean and hateful, and sometimes that comes out to show once in a while.
    I'm still figuring out which way to go. Maybe this time I need to lead myself to my own.
    I'm still the quiet kid, yet the rebellious one, who still acts like a normal, angry kid.
    Mom divorced Dad, because Dad was a "bad person."  Where are you now, Dad? Who are you, Mom?
    Who am I? Who am I supposed to be? What am I gonna turn out like? What am I doing wrong? What am I doing right?
High schools hard, but people are harder, especailly parents who want their kids to turn out a certain way. Be who you are and don't let anyone ruin who you. Be spontaneous. Go wild. You're only so young, for so long...
Jo
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Jo  Carrollton, GA
(Carrollton, GA)   
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