It's amazing, how you can think that some things can't happen to you.
My junior year in high school I was living the American dream.
I had everything I ever wanted. Academically and socially.
Well, I'll be the first to tell you, I made my share of mistakes.
Two months before summer break I found out that I was pregnant.
All the dreams I had carried with me for my entire life,
All the preparation, everything was for a future that I had ruined in one night.
By my senior year, everyone knew that I had gotten pregnant.
The people I had been friends with my entire life wouldn't even speak to me.
My grades suffered.
On Friday nights I'd sit at home and wonder whether the baby would be pink or blue.
And I thought of all the things I was missing out on now,
All because of my one night of fun.
I made my choices, and I paid the price.
But there isn't a single thing, a little mistake, that I would change.
I lost my hopes and my dreams, my friends and my life, in that one night.
There are times when I wish, I beg, to be able to do normal teenage things.
I gave up everything, but still, there isn't a second I would trade,
Because on my journey down the broken road,
I did something that gave me every dream I ever could want,
With one tiny hand clasping onto my finger.
Author notes
Option number one. Mostly emotions.
Written June 26th, 2006
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... i like it kel...
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no thats fine please dont think I meant anything by what I said, I really liked your poem, to me it was something I can relate to. I really thought my friends would be there for me, but I guess I was wrong. Thanks again for entering and good luck. QueenT
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QueenT, thanks for commenting on my poem. The mistake reference in my piece was not directed towards the baby. I would never consider a chid a mistake. The mistake that I was refering to was the actions that led to the child. Everyone does things that they regret... but most of the time, the things you immediately wish you didnt do... in the end, they have a way of making you a person you can be proud of. Thats what I meant in my piece. While I shouldnt have done somethings I did, the outcome made me realise that everything works out.
Again, I want to thank you for your comment. I just wanted to clearify, so that you didnt get the wrong idea. Im sorry if I didnt word my piece to reflect what I really meant. Congratulations, also!
Best of Blessings to you and yours,
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This really does sound negative, I am not sure I like the mistake reference, but every one is different and this shows that everyone deals with pregnancy and things like this in their own way. I could really feel what the girl was going through, alot of my friends have turned away from me, cos I cant party right now. But I dont really care, what I am getting is so much more. Thanks for entering and best of luck in the contest. QueenT
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It sounds negative at first, but I love how it was rewarding in the end.
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