poemranker ::Stand Up For Yourself !!! by Brandy_n_Cali

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Free verse № 111646

Stand Up For Yourself !!!

Member since 2004 · Posted 5 Sep 2004 · 2 comments

They say that Our Planet is wasting away from pollution. Is this true? Or could it be from Suicides, Gang Violence, Teen Pregnancy, Substance Abuse, or Ignorance? A young girl not quite out of Junior High is pregnant. She sits alone at night, debating if she should tell her parents or the father. Killing, Fighting, Innocent children caught in the cross fire. And for what? A 17 year old boy steals money from his mom's purse. Later that night him and his will get high, not even thinking of the concequences not only from there parents, but their stupidity. She can't take it anymore, School is diffilcult, her parents just don't understand. She goes to the roof of her school for time to sort out her problems. Then she steps off the edge of good-bye. A whisper of Truth. Killing another for pride. Dreams thrown away by Addictions, Racism, and Suicide. Ignoring the pain and even the cries. Because of fear and others lies. STAND-UP FOR YOURSELF!!! Don't let them write a book about your life and shove it on a shelf. Pollution might be a big problem. But, killing and fighting over the colors red and blue doesn't help. The extreme numbers of teen pregnancies isn't helping. Drugs are not the way out. Suicides don't solve problems, it begins them. Different shades of colors on people do not matter.

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[7] Dovina 5-Sep-04/10:29 AM Reply
An essay. A statement of position. Not a poem. I agree with you.
[n/a] Blue Magpie 5-Sep-04/9:58 PM Reply
Further more you have not really said anything new, which means you have to say it in a memorable way to make your effort worth while, communication and especially poetry is not just ideas in words, but ideas/feelings in words that are well used, shaped and polished like a gem until they shine.