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Paint brush
I keep my paintbrush with me
Wherever I may go,
In case I need to cover up
So the real me doesn't show.
Im so afraid to show you me,
Afraid of what youll do-that
You might laugh or say mean things.
Im afraid I might lose you.
Id like to remove all my paint coats
To show you the real, true me,
But I want you to try and understand,
I need you to accept what you see.
So if youll be patient and close your eyes.
Ill strip off all my coats real slow.
Please understand how much it hurts
To let the real me show.
Now my coats are allstripped off.
I feel naked, bare and cold,
And if you still love me with all that you see,
You are my friend, pure as gold.
I need to save my paint brush, thought,
And hold it in my hand,
I want to keep it handy
In case somebody doesnt understand.
So please protect me, my dear friend
And thanks for loving me true,
But please let me keep my paint brush with me
Until I love me too.
By Bettie B. Youngs
As read in
Chicken soup for the teenagers soul
Page 153-154
by Jack CAnfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Kimberly Kirberger
Copyrighted 1997
10 steps to consequences
Finally 1 kiss
after 2 hours.
At 3 minutes pass the hour
were into 4 play.
5 minutes later,
Im taking off her size 6 panties.
It took me 7 days
to schedule this 8 oclock date.
And now 9 months later,
I wish I had taken just 10
minutes to talk about
the consequences.
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Practical Application
Hes teaching her arithmetic,
He said it was his mission,
He kissed her once, he kissed her twice and said,
"Now thats addition."
And as he added smack by smack
In silent satisfaction,
She sweetly gave the kisses back and said,
"Now thats subtraction"
Then he kissed her, she kissed him,
Without an explanation,
And both together smiled and said,
"Thats multiplication."
Then Dad appeared upon the scene and
Made a quick decision.
He kicked that kid three blocks away
And said, "Thats long division!"
by Dan Clark
Found in Chicken soup for the Teenage soul II
By Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Kimberly Kirerger
copyrighted in 1998
found on page8
Gray
When I was a child
I saw in black and white.
Everything was obvious
Either wrong or right.
No arguments, no pros and cons
Choices were precise.
Pure and joyous clarity
Gave me a simple life.
So I grew and learned to face the world
Living life that way.
And now I feel so unprepared
Cause black and white turned gray.
My unfaltering vision failed
Focus left my eyes.
Where choices were once obvious
I cant tell wrong from right.
Because today I am a teenager
And nothings quite so clear.
Im seeing through an adults eyes
A childs biggest fear.
by Constance Ananta Sobsey
Found in Chicken soup for the Teenage soul II
by Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Kimberly Kirberger copyrighted 1998
found on page 23
Inside
Bottled up inside
Are the words I never said,
The feelings that I hide,
The lines you never read.
You can see it in my eyes,
Read it on my face:
Of the past I cant replace.
With memories that linger-
Wont seem to go away.
Why cant I be happier?
Todays a brand-new day.
Yesterdays are over,
Even though the hurtings not.
Nothing lasts forever,
I must cherish what Ive got.
Dont take my love for granted,
For soon it will be gone-
All you ever wanted
Of the love you thought youd won.
The hurt Im feeling now
Wont disappear overnight,
But someway, somehow,
Everything will turn out all right,
No more wishing for the past.
It wasnt meant to be.
It didnt seem to last,
So I have to set him free.
by Melissa Collette
found on page 35 of chicken soup for the teenage soul II
Changes
"Friends forever," you promised.
"Together till the end."
We did everything with each other.
You were my best friend.
When I was sad, you were by my side.
When I was scared, you felt my fear.
You were my best support-
If I needed you, you were there.
You were the greatest friend,
You always knew what to say:
You made everything seem better.
As long as we had each other,
Everything would be okay.
Butt somewhere along the line,
We slowly came apart.
I was here, you were there,
It tore a hole in my heart.
Things were changing,
Our cheerful music reversed its tune.
It was having salt with out pepper,
A sun without its moon
Suddenly we were miles apart,
Two different people, with nothing the same.
It was as if we hadnt been friends;
Although we kenew deep in our hearts
Neither one of us was to blame.
You had made many new friends
And luckily, so had I
But that didn't change the hurt
The loss of our friendship made me cry.
As we grow older, things must change
But they dont always have to end.
Even though it is different, now,
You will always be my friend.
by Phyllis Lin
page 77 chicken soup for the teenage soul II
Kids who are different
Heres to kids who are different,
Kids who dont always get As,
Kids who have ears
Twice the size of their peers,
And noses that go on for days.
Heres to the kids who are different,
Kids they call crazy or dumb,Kids who dont fit,
With the guts and the grit,
Who dance to a different drum.
Heres to the kids who are different,
Kids with a mischievous streak,
For when they have grown,
As history has shown,
Its their difference that makes them unique.
Digby Wolfe
submitted by Vania Macias
in Chicken Soup for The Teenage Soul II
page 92
I need you now
My friend, I need you now
Please take me by the hand.
Stand by me in my hour of need,
Take time to understand.
Take my hand, dear friend,
And lead me from this place.
Chase away my doubts and fears,
Wipe the tears from off my face.
Friend, I cannot stand alone.
I need your hand to hold,
The warmth of your gentle touch
In my world that's grown so cold.
Please be a friend to me
And hold me day by day.
Because with your loving hand in mine,
I know well find the way.
by Becky Tucker
page 70 chicken soup for teenage soul II
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