1 **Note: I am never thought I could really write poetry, this is my first shot at it. I was feeling really down the other day because I tried out for All-State Band and didn't make it. So, I was thinking about this in Algebra while my teacher yapped about nothingness, and decided I would write down my feelings. And lo and behold: it was a poem. So, I decided to post it for the world to see. Please review it, criticism is good, but praise is even better!!**

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4 It isn't fair

It isn't right

'Cause I really tried

With all my might

I wanted it

I gave my all

But in the end

I lost the gall

To do it well,

Like I should

And be the best

I knew I could

So, it's all my fault

No one else is to blame

But still I hunt

To lose the shame

I've cried too long

Too hard for days

I'm all cried out

And fell into a haze

It doesn't seem real

It doesn't seem correct

That I should fall

While everyone else stands erect

But I must learn

To find my way

Through the mess

Through the fray

This shall make me strong

It will, I swear

And I shall know

Next time I dare

To be the best

I know I can be

And prove to others why I am me.