By Larissa kkneuss1@twcny.rr.com
Date: 14 January 2000

Don't Take it so Seriously

all my true friends say, "Don't take it so seriously"
They don't seem to understand. 
How hard it is to get up every morning,
knowing the pain that will follow.

Everyone thinks I am ok
I pretend to be,
I keep my mouth shut and stiffle the comments
Look, I can't even write peotry right!
Can I do anything??

I can't wait to get out of here.
But will it be better?
or worse
I wish that someone would write a book
on how I shoudl be acting and what I should be doing
maybe then, I will be successful
sure