Sarrah Ibrahim Poems

I suck.
I have enough pencil cases for the rest of the world,
Notepads to cover the face of the Earth,
Pens for each and every finger and toe,
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Wide awake I lay,
Thinking of all the roles I could play,
Turning on my hand a shapeless clay,
Life maps many routes I may,
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Membership cards seem to run out everywhere I go
Fully booked
Sold out
I never get the memo
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Sometimes all I can do is not cry
Forget 'let live and fly'
I exist and get by
You see a smile masking a sigh
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Take a walk with me,
By side me,
Shine down on me,
Through that silver street,
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Can't find that sticker,
Smiley face.
To cover up the evidence
for a shattered soul.
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"Well done" I was told,
"Now why do they say you're stupid? " they joked.
Come home soon.
Me?
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My optimism is melting into tears,
Taking forever to roll down my cheeks,
Fierce,
It's weighing me down,
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It's not personal
Didn't mean to be rude
That smile meant ever so much more
More than I can ever explain
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Told me I was useless.
Worthless.
Lowest of the low.
Accused me of stealing,
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