"You have all the chances
A girl could ask
So don't ever misuse them
Because you won't get them back"
What chances do I have
That you never did?
Sometimes you don't know
What it's like for a kid
"How is it hard
What can go wrong?
Study and try harder
Or your future is gone."
No second chances
I can't make a mistake
You hear the words I'm saying?
Don't put others in their place
"Damn it, try harder
What's with these grades?
You got a D in Spanish?
Cuando? Por que?"
No hablo espanol
No me gusta hablar
I hate conjugating
It's so freakin hard
"What's your GPA?
A 2.7?
Good going girl
I'll take an early trip to heaven."
Thanks for the advice
And the support and the belief
What happened to the thought
That I could do anything?
No second chances
No time to guess
Once you go wrong
The worse that it gets
That's what they've taught us
That's all that I know
I know more of their beliefs
Than I do of my own
A contest entry
- Whatcha got now? by Southern Darling.
700 points, ended January 1, 2008, 35 entries
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Comments
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KILLER ending lines. The theme is one easily related to, and the plain language and rhyme really add to what you're trying to say. You have served up verse on a golden platter, and we, as readers, are happy to partake.
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this is very well written, i love the use of spanish, girls and boys do get treated differently, it kinda sucks, but girls dont all get the breaks..good job
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