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Friendship
A smile
A wink
A friendly face
The BFF who makes life great
You chat
You text
You take long walks
When she's around, nothing can go wrong
Hours-long talks
Late-night sleepovers
This is why we long for friends
She's the perfect one who has a plan
The one who's confident all the time
The one you look up to like an older sister
But did you ever stop to think...
She thinks the same about you?

How sad is it?
How sad is it
That the government had to shut down for lack of compromise?
How sad is it
That children starve every day?
How sad is it
That curable diseases still kill millions?
How sad is it
That we would rather debate over little things than help?
How sad is it?
How sad is it
That boys like to sag their pants?
How sad is it
That "gangsta" is cool?
How sad is it
That girls like to show too much?
How sad is it
That boys encourage it?
How sad is it
That "mean" is cool?
How sad is it
That swearing is ok?
How sad is it
That straight A's is stupid?
How sad is it
That it's "cool" to be the goof-off?
How sad is it
That drugs and alcohol are regularly used by high school students?
How sad is it?
How sad is it
When the smart kid is sick of showing her grades to her mom?
How sad is it
When her life is turned upside-down?
How sad is it
When she's procrastinating to write this poem?
How sad is it
That her school work isn't done yet?
How sad is it
When she can write a poem this long on this topic?
How sad is it?

Me
I'm a turtle
Keeping emotions in my shell
Only opening to trusted friends
Slow to anger
I'm a dog
Friendly and loyal
But only to those who know me
Otherwise I'm timid and shy
I'm a cat
When I'm happy, I'll play
But when I'm in a mood, let me alone
Sharp claws and a snarl

Fire
When he's not around I think of him
When we text I'm glad he can't see my face
When we chat I'm spazzing inside
When it's all six I'm laughing
When it's just us I'm hopeful
When he mentions her I deflate

scorching sun, beating hot
shining down on You and i
burning skin, drying plants
from green to brown to dust to sky
whipping wind, shredding leaves
there's nothing left, none at all
everyone gone, everyone gone
here comes a Tractor, bearing down
not hitting the brakes, not hearing a sound
from us, the desperate farming crew
we live on this land, our home, our friend
have lived here since the beginning of time
longer than You, longer than You
watching dust clouds rise to the sky
thrown by Your Tractor's heavy wheels
no respect, no respect
not for the working class, average chap
out we run, away we fly
scorching sun, beating hot
shining down on You and i
Confusion
Spinning in circles
Don't know up from down
Don't know where I am
Don't know how I got here
Don't know where I'm going
Don't know what to say
All I know is
This is life