I need help finding me!
Mirror mirror on the wall,
please remind me who I am,
because I can't recall.
I changed myself
to please everyone,
and there are many things
I wish I hadn't done.
Everyone was doing these things,
and peer-pressure got the best of me,
but it was all a dirty trap
that no one could see.
But it's a bit too late
to change my mind;
I'm just looking for the me
that I once left behind.
I'll give you some advice,
don't fall into peer-pressure like me;
just be true to yourself,
that's the real key.
Author notes
for a friend that just went through some hard times with this.
A contest entry
- Found/Find/Finding Youself! (with 680 points) by Dreamer42morrow.
650 points, ended December 21, 2008, 16 entries
Silver trophy winner
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So true are your words
And often they feel its too late to change but honey its never too late If your mind is talking to you and so misses that person they knew then you get yourself back and dont ever let others change the real you .For you see you are your own best friend and when you leave that friend behind it brings sorrows and pain and a loss of true joy in ones life . Be yourself and for those who doesnt like the real you then let them find new friends they can control be free and once you let go this you shall know
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-->>"But it's a bit too late
to change my mind,
so I'm just looking for the me
that I once left behind." Favorite part. I really loved this poem! It fit the prompt perfectly (and it rhymed; I am a sucker for rhyming poems). Sometimes the flow was a bit off, but besides that I thought it was excellent! And I do hope your friend gets through everything alright.
Thanks for entering, and good luck in my contest!
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I'm going to have to show this one to my daughter, she's really struggling with this one right now. This was a very good message and definitely one of those life questions we struggle with. Do we try and fit in and act to please others or do we decide that we are going to be ourselves and let them either like us or not? I've found that being true to yourself is always the best option. This was a great write. I found only one thing that bothered me and that was that in the following line the incorrect spelling of 'too' was used: "But it's a bit to late". The one that you used means to be going somewhere; or a direction. Thanks for the read and good luck in my contest!
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Very well written poem but it doesn't really suit my prompts but your welcome to add another one or alter this one and add your name and prompt number in AN thanks for entering
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this poem has a really good message about not losing yourself and falling under pressure. nice job!
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