Chicken Soup For The Soul- Redone

Through The Eyes Of A Teenager

Every day passes,

Reminding me of lessons to be learned.

Opportunities pass me by,

Showing me things to be earned.

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I do not know life as an adult sees it,

Only as a child and teen.

I can only guess what life is meant to be,

Based on what I've seen.

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Today I learned of love,

And the pain that it may bear.

You can never know a persons truth,

Behind the masks they wear.

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I do not know the meaning of love,

Or why it is never true.

I'm unsure of so many things these days,

I know less than I thought I knew.

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I find it's getting difficult,

To distinguish bad from good.

And although it sounds cliche,

I'm a child misunderstood.

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I need to move on past the hurts,

Move to heaven from this hell.

I need to stand up to others,

And to myself as well.

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I don't know how to tell,

A good friend from a bad.

We talk behind each other's backs,

Ruining the truth we had.

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When I stare into the mirror,

I see things I wish I could deny.

A fear of judgement and confrontation,

I can no longer look myself in the eye.

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If everybody has to go,

Through torment and through pain.

If they understand the hurt,

That is another's gain.

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If they can feel,

The burden of their fears.

And know the cost,

Of showing their tears.

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If they know how it feels,

To have a lover or friend.

Stab their backs with knives,

Why are they so cruel to say

These are the best years of our lives?

-Marissa Roche