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Scratching the Surface (Poems)

Poetry

UPDATE: I wrote these when I was 13 and depressed all the time. I'm 18 now, and, fortunately, life's been going well! Unfortunately, these poems are fairly cringe, so read at your own risk. Just some poems that I write when I'm in the poetic mood...

#dark #deep #hopeful #poems #random

Because I Can

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by That_Innocent_One

by That_Innocent_One

I am a girly-girl because I can.

I am a tomboy because I can.

I am a jock because I can.

I am a cheerleader because I can.

I am a rebel because I can.

I am a good boy because I can.

I am popular because I can.

I am shy because I can.

I am gay because I can.

I am straight because I can.

I am bi because I can.

I am undecided because I can.

I am a joker because I can.

I am obscene because I can.

I am emo because I can.

I am a belieber because I can.

I am Goth because I can.

I love classical because I can.

I am a girl because I can.

I am a boy because I can.

I am both because I can.

I am a flirt because I can.

I am a player because I can.

I am loyal because I can.

I am Muslim because I can.

I am Christian because I can.

I am an atheist because I can.

I am a Hindu because I can.

I am a Buddhist because I can.

I am a pessimist because I can.

I am an optimist because I can.

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I am who I am.

And that's fine.

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(but apparently, it's not.)