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I am twenty years old I don’t sing in the shower, But I always try to harmonize in the car My waterbottle is my favorite accessory I still wear youth large clothes, And steal from my mom’s closet I like to wear the color red, But I usually buy things that are blue, and my favorite color is purple My thoughts and my actions often don’t match up I never pay attention in class, and sometimes focus more on IMDB than the movie in front of me I always run out of free article reads online, but have a tough time reading body language I used to be vegetarian I don’t eat salmon And I am pretty sure ranch dressing goes with everything I like snapchat But the idea of big brother scares me Perhaps its because I am an only child My hands are always dancing And my shoes are always laced up to run I always talking about growing up As if my future is not already knocking on my door I don’t think its fair that  we don’t have enough time to be everyone we’d wish to be That we only get one lifetime to figure it out I want to be a professional dancer who acts on the side and is a nurse by night I want to travel the world, but also have a picket fence house To be a bachelorette for life, but have a family waiting at home I have been blessed with good health But I’m not convinced that there isn’t a disease hiding in my abdomen I have good grades But somehow I have a hard time making sense of everyday life I wish I knew what it felt like to be friends with me But still, I don’t like myself very much And I don’t like other people either Or maybe other people don’t like me I used to love the color gray Perhaps because I was trying to find comfort in the uncertainty Or I couldn’t decide whether light or dark made me feel at home I believe in Sunday mornings, And rainy days An overcast sky makes me feel more alive But if you ask me why, I probably would not have an answer I don’t like having my picture taken, Though always smile when I’m taking someone else’s I am afraid of tomorrow, And yesterday’s should haves, Scare me I am not very good with a GPS But being lost never worries me Except for that one time, In the woods, Alone Probably because being alone feels infinite And being together feels fleeting I treasure my alone time, but am Always missing You I’m not sure if this is all worth it, But for what its worth, It just might be
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Mar 27, 2016
Mar 27, 2016 at 12:53 PM UTC
Introspect
I am twenty years old I don’t sing in the shower, But I always try to harmonize in the car My waterbottle is my favorite accessory I still wear youth large clothes, And steal from my mom’s closet I like to wear the color red, But I usually buy things that are blue, and my favorite color is purple My thoughts and my actions often don’t match up I never pay attention in class, and sometimes focus more on IMDB than the movie in front of me I always run out of free article reads online, but have a tough time reading body language I used to be vegetarian I don’t eat salmon And I am pretty sure ranch dressing goes with everything I like snapchat But the idea of big brother scares me Perhaps its because I am an only child My hands are always dancing And my shoes are always laced up to run I always talking about growing up As if my future is not already knocking on my door I don’t think its fair that  we don’t have enough time to be everyone we’d wish to be That we only get one lifetime to figure it out I want to be a professional dancer who acts on the side and is a nurse by night I want to travel the world, but also have a picket fence house To be a bachelorette for life, but have a family waiting at home I have been blessed with good health But I’m not convinced that there isn’t a disease hiding in my abdomen I have good grades But somehow I have a hard time making sense of everyday life I wish I knew what it felt like to be friends with me But still, I don’t like myself very much And I don’t like other people either Or maybe other people don’t like me I used to love the color gray Perhaps because I was trying to find comfort in the uncertainty Or I couldn’t decide whether light or dark made me feel at home I believe in Sunday mornings, And rainy days An overcast sky makes me feel more alive But if you ask me why, I probably would not have an answer I don’t like having my picture taken, Though always smile when I’m taking someone else’s I am afraid of tomorrow, And yesterday’s should haves, Scare me I am not very good with a GPS But being lost never worries me Except for that one time, In the woods, Alone Probably because being alone feels infinite And being together feels fleeting I treasure my alone time, but am Always missing You I’m not sure if this is all worth it, But for what its worth, It just might be
Some of my favorite poems are just describing oneself. I find them to be an excellent practice of reflection, and a challenge to write because of listing the carefully chosen facts
elle-nell
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Mar 27, 2016
Mar 27, 2016 at 12:53 PM UTC
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