Michelle Cook

the eyes
these eyes of mine
on the outside
looking in
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no one to hug
no one to hold
no one that i
can call my own
...

i smile
to hide the pain
i work hard
to hide the shame
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take a step back
take a deep breath
look at the world
through the eyes of me
...

life really is
beautiful
depends on how
you view it though
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i must admit
my heart he hit
with his smooth moves
and charming coos
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we had to write a poem from the point of view of Fredrick Douglass:

i have the potential
to be intelligent
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when you look at me
what do you see
do you just take a quick glance
and assume everything's fine, i'm alright
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people see
a girl's smile
they assume
we're happy, we're fine
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my love is pure
my love is true
with my heart
i see through you
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screw up
mess up
give up
hold my
...

i know
it hurts
ill make
it worse
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i hate you today
i love you tomorrow
while i'm away
my hearts filled with sorrow
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shaking my head
sighing
trying
implying
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in a world so cold
only seventeen years old
life taken away
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i am a bird
i'll fly away
up in the sky
night & day
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light of hope
in the dark
true beauty
i wear the mark
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it's happening again
emotions are flowing
from deep within
no one to turn to
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i want to run
i want to hide
escape the thoughts
inside my mind
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is anyone out there
can anyone hear me
i'm losing my voice
from all of this screaming
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