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HOW AM I TO GROW

IF I DON'T HAVE TIME TO EAT

HOW AM I TO REST

IF I DON'T HAVE TIME TO SLEEP



I'M FAR BELOW ZERO

SO MY MOOD IS NEGATIVE

I ONLY GOT A NICKLE

BUT IT COST TEN CENTS TO LIVE



SO HOW AM I TO DEAL WITH THIS

HOW AM I TO COPE

AM I TO END UP LIKE MY FATHER

HANGING FROM A ROPE



AND THEY WONDER WHY I SMOKE WEED

I'M JUST TRYING TO MAINTAIN

IN ATTEMPT TO KEEP MY MIND NUMB

BEFORE I GO INSANE


Author's Notes/Comments: 

CHASING THE AMERICAN DREAM CAN SOMETIMES BE OVERWHELMING. TRYING TO KEEP YOUR HEAD UP,WHEN BY SOCIETY'S STANDERDS, YOU DON'T MEASURE UP. FOR SOME PEOPLE IT CAN BE TO MUCH.

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last updated 11 October 2010 - 3:53pm
©12 December 2002 - 12:38am — ese2002
13 December 2002 - 4:59am — Heather Field (not verified)
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Hi. I read this poem after you critiqued a poem that my boyfriend wrote and I was like Holy Shit... "AM I TO END UP LIKE MY FATHER, HANGING FROM A ROPE" That explains what happened to my father as well.

I'm 16 years old; a baby. I've read all your poems that you've posted so far and I like the way you think. So, hit me back if you wanna talk.