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Tired

Julie Carranza 1086 (Los Angeles)

At 6 I hear him accost my sister,
I'm tired
At 7 they send HER away; soon it'll be my turn,
I'm tired
At 11 nothing has happened BUT I met drugs,
I'm tired
At 14 I've lost track of time, days even months,
I'm tired
At 16 I'm lost I can't remember myself and I can't find my mom,
I'm tired
At 18 I'm pregnant; someone will finally Love me,
I'm not so tired

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My journey to recovery

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Written on September 01, 2022

Submitted by Juliecarr04 on September 17, 2022

Modified on March 28, 2023

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Scheme aBcBdBeBfBgb
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 356
Words 81
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
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