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In Your Own Words - December, 2008
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I think
I think
I think

Why cant i make up my mind
I will finally decide
To take right path

- By Kiana, age 14

Questions
Who are you?
Why are you there?
Why do you treat me nicer than anyone else?
Why are you so kind?

These are the questions I wanted to ask.
I never got my answers.
I never stop the sensation of wanting,
wanting
to
know

Who was
that?

- By Ashley

My Sun
The desperation I had,
Before I got it
Was unspeakable.

Its light legs,
Light beaded legs,
Tickled and tingled my hands
When I held it.

Its round body,
Made me think about the circle of life,
The life it gave,
When I saw it.

The very sight
of it
was an
everlasting feeling,
it made me blind.

The desperation I still have,
is still unspeakable,
it gives me life,
it gives me the power
to survive.

And though rays from its
beads still blind me,
I never saw any better than this.

My Sun,
My Beaded Sun,
My Earring Of Life.

- By Ashley

Feel
Ever feel like you are all alone?
Like no one is listening or doesn't care how you are feeling throughout each day of your life. Your opinion doesn't matter or never gets heard because you are too afraid. Too afraid of the person or person's opinion on it, too afraid of the extreme rejection you may face. Maybe I don't matter, you say to yourself. On the other hand, of course you matter because that person wouldn't be there if you didn't. Why do you never let me say what's on my mind, that gets cradled underneath my heart like a mother does with her child, you may ask.
Maybe it's because you truly do matter is the reason that no one wants to hear your statement, your statement counts the most and the person will be hurt eternally if you don't match your opinion with the entire world maybe, just maybe...
you don't need to FEEL.

- Amanda, Age 16