He was incredibly handsome
and good at everything
and ten years older than myself
but little me 13 years old
and shy as hell
walked right up to him
and with my voice shaking
and my hands trembling
asked him what he thought
He could have said
I don't have time
or told me to get lost because I was just a kid
but no him and I and his bay horse
walked side by side a
and with his head cocked
so he could see me
he told me what he thought
That day in dilsburg
talking to him was the hardest thing I ever did
the biggest hurdle I'd ever jumped
and I haven't found anything harder since
but after talking to him
my hero
I felt as if I could talk to anyone
and do anything
He changed me
I don't know if he knows it
but that five minutes
of his life changed mine forever
I am no longer too shy
I no longer pass up chances because of fear
He did that
but that was my greatest hurdle to jump
Author notes
This was for #2.
I have a really hard time writing about this, because it seems so simple just to go up to him and talk to him but for me it was the hardest thing I ever had to do and some how doing it made me less shy and braver.
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so happy for you
im glad to hear you are less shy its great to overcome things...dont let anything ever hold you back great job!! good luck
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This is a very well written piece and easy to see how this person has influenced your life.
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This was awesome. You expressed the feeling of overcoming fear perfectly. You also made some great flow to this. Great word choice as well. Great write and Great job!!! -
very nice. courage is a great thing to have, especially how life is today, ya know? Well good luck in the contest.
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lol, this is good, you know you have written down something that may spark something in someone else, keep it flowing and good luck in the contest
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