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[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => Don't say I didn't warn you
[time] => 2005-04-25 11:00:32
[hometext] => Title speaks for itself
[bodytext] => Note: Never wrote a poem with a disclaimer before, but this one needs one. No offense or minimizing of the problems growing up in teen years is intended. This poem just identifies that it doesn't always get better when you move out of the teenage years. To all of you teens who claim your lives really suck Well, when you turn eighteen take cover and duck Life will owe you nothing I know, have been there The world's brutally hard So be smart and prepare You must go to college and get that degree Lest you fall flat on your butt and end up like me You can ignore this and strike out on your own But you may just strike out Which is tough when alone So build a support team and connect with others Find some to trust virtual sisters and brothers If you've got no career and just have a job You'll get no respect just treated like a slob Don't think ability alone and ambition to go Will get you so far it's about who you know Well if you have talent it might be your out But if you fall short Of my advice I've no doubt [comments] => 3 [counter] => 159 [topic] => 65 [informant] => Jaycee [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => toughstuff )
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