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       Rate my poem!
       By: dylgon Date: February 21, 2020, 2:21 pm
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       Focused on what’s around me
       I lose the bigger picture
       The self that didn’t micromanage
       never knew her, I shouldn’t miss her
       Like a child watching raindrops
       race down the family car window
       she picks her favorite and watches it
       until focus drowns out the radio
       She doesn’t care where she’s going
       or that soon, she’ll drive on her own
       She’ll forget these days when old enough
       to have more important skills to hone
       In the mean time, all that matters
       is that her favorite crawls the fastest
       but when asked if it’s reached the finish line
       she’ll lie and claim the one that passed it
       This child has to be right
       or else she’ll fall apart
       She views her wide eyes for success
       as a lonely art
       The passengers think it’s silly
       and tell her to watch the view
       She’ll only listen if they threaten to
       stop rooting for her too
       I’m still like that silly child
       I haven’t grown up yet
       How long until I look through the window?
       Would anyone care to bet?
       Maybe I’m like the raindrop too
       that was left behind
       Took too long to follow expectations
       soon no one will call me “mine”
       It’s true that I’ve been left behind
       by my impatient self
       This pressure to perform
       gathers puddles of attempts at health
       I wish I could look far ahead
       and not be so afraid
       What I don’t know how to navigate scares me
       I don’t have to cry, I just watch the game
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       Re: Rate my poem!
       By: leffen Date: February 21, 2020, 2:21 pm
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       gr8 m8, i r8 8/8, no h8
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