You cry about your broken nail;
I've seen my best friend killed in a car accident,
heard my parents killed in the room next to me,
lost almost everyone I have ever loved,
and you think you know pain?
You complain about being grounded;
people in Africa don't have water,
people here live on the streets in the freezing cold,
women are sold as sex slaves,
and you think you know pain?
Pain is not a broken nail,
it is not being locked in your room for a week,
it is not getting embarrased by your parents,
pain is loosing everything you ever had,
ever needed,
because of something that can't be changed.
Don't cry about your perfect life,
cry for those that don't have one.
Author notes
ok, just so we're clear, first stanza is not true for me, the rest of it pretty much is. lemme know what you think
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- PAIN... by Violent Glass.
570 points, ended March 16, 2009, 79 entries
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oh i HATE when people complain about there perfect lives, like how they hate there mom b-cuz she is so embaressing, or how they just want to die because they didn't get that brand new 400$ phone... i ticks me off!
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Pretty strong but very effective. I know just what you are putting down. Sometimes ya gotta be blunt. I like it you pull no punches that's for sure.....chael
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Wonderful
Very creative and well done. Thank you for sharing.
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dang straight!
it's about time someone wrote a poem that put people in their place! well done Bri! this is really good. and can i assume that u hav an issue that prevents somebody from accepting you and therefore they took everything? or am i wrong? u dont have ot tell me. i was just wondering/
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um sorry i don't quite understand your question lol. I guess some people don't accept me if that's what your asking, but thats not what I wrote this about lol. if you restate it maybe ill get it right lol
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Amen
So true are your words here for so many in looking only at themselves see not the pain and struggling people all about them . Indeed how can people with everything act so childish not getting what they want . If only they would look about them and help others would find their life would than have purpose
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