The Secret Lives Of The Awkward
Socially Obscure
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Seventeen, sweet seventeen
Imagined better things for me
Love talked me into alibis
Each one filled with subtle lies
Never a chance at true romance
Cheating at life with happenstance
Eventually I learned the difference, it can't be proven if kept in silence
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (9)
βΊοΈ Great work here Kelli!
Oh this is so powerful. So accurate of that age too.
Whoaaa, that last line was so true!! Loved your poem!
*sigh* Seventeen. Married the first time and became a dad soon after. A sad, but beautifully written acrostic, Kelli!
Great acrostic and entry!!
Ah, the life of a teenager on the brink of adulthood. Good work.
Nice job.
I really liked the rhyming in this, made it more punchy and cutting. Great work, Kelli :)
THIS is short and to the point. Eventually I learned the difference is the ultimate life lesson to learn.