There are things I learned,
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from the roller coaster I call life.
And I would like to share some,
With my wide eyed kindergarten self.
Let the world know,
that your friendship is not for sale.
It should be earned,
it has a value immeasurable by a scale.
There are people out there,
who wants to crush your spirit into dust.
Don’t let them win the game of life,
just brush yourself off and try again.
When someone breaks your trust,
remember to forgive them,
but never forget them.
They are sure to strike again
The key to life is confidence.
People will try to snatch it away.
Once you get it you can open the chest,
and find the treasure known as victory.
Pear pressure is an ugly face.
It will pull you in and won’t let go.
Say no to it and your reputation,
won’t be punched with any holes.
The truth matters a lot, I know.
But it may scar other’s self esteem.
Once it’s spilled their soul is shattered.
So don’t forget to butter your toast
Remember a single smile,
can brighten up a mile.
It is your duty as a child,
to make the grownups feel worthwhile.
Trust is vital to recipe for life.
But so is cautiousness.
Excessive trust can ruin the life.
Like too much salt to a dish.
Another thing I know,
is that trust has value.
It should be fairly bargained.
It’s to be more treasured than money.
Last but not the least,
childhood is to be cherished.
Once your old, it’s done.
It’s completely perished.
That’s all the advice,
that I can give to you.
Bear in mind I’m only twelve.
I should probably use this advice too.
Seventh Grade Wisdom
One thing I know,
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is that life is too short;
you only have a spoonful of time.
When you hold a grudge,
you are hurting yourself,
it’s like scarring your soul and your mind.
The challenges in life,
are the tests that you get
to prepare you to take on the world
Things happen for reasons,
at a certain time,
and it helps you to enter the world
Loss is a boulder, that we have to carry,
but profit is a pebble,
unrecognized till it’s gone.
If you take more than you need,
and never say thank you,
you will eventually end up alone
You get one life,
you get one chance,
Do everything that you need and want.
When you have a bad day,
you can tell to yourself that,
You only need to live this day once.
Enjoy the present,
because it is a gift
You can only savor it for now
To sum it all up,
the best thing I know,
is that life is just stuffed with surprises.
7 things to learn by 7th grade
There are things in life, that I have not mastered
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Being patient is one of them.
All that time I thought, “It doesn’t matter”,
But it turns out to be the personality’s stem.
One other thing that I never learned is,
how to be proud of myself.
I saved the world and two days later,
“It’s no biggy,” I would tell myself.
“Life isn’t fair,” I always hear.
“But, why oh why?” I would ask.
The answer I get is , “The answer is near
And now go back to your task”.
I know this may sound
quite a bit silly,
but another thing that I haven’t learned
is how to climb a tree.
My phone is my love,
My phone is my life,
I can’t live without it,
Like a husband to a wife,
Yet another thing I am bad at,
is taking advice from a young kid.
When they say, “ That’s so easy dude”,
I’ll never know what they just did.
These are six things that the world boos at me for,
Ending my poem is the seventh one.
I know, the rest of my poem was great
But my endings are as lame as an ill horse.