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Just because I'm quiet,

Doesn't mean I'm scared,

Doesn’t mean I'm a wimp,

And doesn’t mean I can't do things on my own.

Just because I’m quiet,

Doesn’t mean you can push me around,

Doesn’t mean I can't tell right from wrong,

And doesn’t mean I don't care.

Just because I’m quiet,

Doesn’t mean I'm dumb,

Doesn’t mean I don't know the answer,

And doesn’t mean I don't have my own ideas.

Just because I’m quiet.

Why do people think I'm weak?

Why do people think I won't care if they hurt me?

Why do people think I don't have an opinion?

Just because I don't voice my thoughts and ideas doesn't mean I don't have them.

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This is a broken world
No matter what you think
This planet we call our home
Is far from being complete

War and terrorists rage
Famine and disease spread
Orphaned children long for comfort
The homeless long for a bed

Children bully one another
People steal and people cheat
People lie to keep what belongs to them
While some have little to eat

But despite all of this despair
Beauty still manages to flourish
For there's always someone helping
Among all of the world's chaos

Help is always there
You just have to know where to look
If you don't ever lose heart
And are willing to see the good

If you ever find a time
when you just can't see the light
Just remember there is always a helper
Who will help you see the light

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Every breath you take
Every smile you make
Every tear you shed
Is something worth living for

Every memory you keep
Every song you sing
Every injury you encounter
Is something worth living for

Every problem you solve
Every jaw dropping awe
Every story you read
Is something worth living for

Every person you inspire
Every person you help
There is someone waiting out there
Who is someone worth living for

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Much like the sun
I know is always there
Keeping me safe from the bitter cold
Even when miles away
This is my mom

Much like the soil
That provides a firm foundation
For young, growing plants
Giving what is needed to help them along
This is my mom

Much like the tree
Giving food and shelter
Giving to the needy
Putting others before itself
This is my mom

Much like the moon
That provides comfort in the night
A source of safety in the dark
A soft glow in the black
This is my mom

Just like a mother
Caring for her young
Keeping them safe
But still letting them learn
This is my mom

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Someday you may encounter
An aggravating truth.
People will try to change things,
The things that make you you.

They may think you're too different.
You stand out way too much.
They want you to blend in more.
When you talk they tell you hush.

They don't want you to be special,
So they try to bring you down.
They hate that you're unique,
So they turn your smile into a frown.

But no matter what they think,
Let your true self shine.
Don't let them put your light out.
Keep it shining bright.

Keep it shinning like the stars
That sparkle in the night.
Just like sun lighting up the day.
Don't let them put out your light.

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I like this poem because it reminds me that I'm never alone no matter how much it may feel like it.  What really stands out to me are the last few lines when it says, "When you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you." I love this line because it's saying when it feels like your alone, really someone's still there helping you along. This is really going to help me in the next stage of my life because I'm moving. I've been with the same people my whole life so leaving them is going to be hard. However this poem helps me remember that I'll never be alone.

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I want them to be caring.
I want them to be kind.
And no matter what may happen,
I want them by my side.

I want them to be trustworthy.
Making only promises they can keep.
Keep my secrets as their own.
Try not to make a peep.

I want them to accept me
just the way I am.
And just like they should do for me,
I'll do the same for them.

But most of of all
I wish they'll stay true to who they are.
For if they change to please me,
they won't get very far.

If someone strives to do these things
just to be my friend.
I'll strive to do my best for them
and stay with them to the end.

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by Mary Stevenson

One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."