Why, why should I?



Smile they say,
Why, why should I?
I smile anyway.
Be happy they say,
Why, why should I?
I act happy anyway.
Why should i do anything when it's not me,
when it's not how i feel.
Be pretty they say,
why, why should i?
If you don't think Im pretty, if you don't think i smile enough, if you don't think Im happy. Then Why don't YOU try going through what I've been through, why don't you expirience what I've expireienced.
Smile they say,
Be happy they say,
Be pretty they say...
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Written on August 25, 2021

Submitted on August 25, 2021

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Scheme ABaABacdABeAAA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 468
Words 93
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

Alexandria Brinker

I am a teenage girl who writes poetry to get out my feelings and past experiences, it makes me feel in control, and now I'm willing to share it with others. more…

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