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14. Procrastination. If you had more time, you’d be able to put it off longer. What do you put off to the last moment? Why? Tell a story about how you just barely got something done in time – or didn’t.
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Life's Not Fair

pineapple_babbit's picture

I thought I had gotten over him
The thought of him no longer
Made me smile
Or made me happy
But when I heard that
He is going out with her
The girl that has gone out with
Her fair share of boys
And has taken one from me before
I just got mad
Maybe because I never got to be with him
And he was the only one I wanted
And she got him
Although she wanted and got so many more
Maybe I feel horrible
Because all the boys like her for her looks
And I know that I can’t compete well there
Whatever it is
Life is not fair

perspiciens's picture

yeah, it's not. this has

Submitted by perspiciens on August 19, 2008 - 13:16.

yeah, it's not. this has happened to me, too, although my vanity says that i'm a far better catch for him... ugh. life sucks sometimes, but we have to keep pulling through.

-pur·spikk·inns-

pineapple_babbit's picture

Yeah... My minimal amount of

Submitted by pineapple_babbit on August 19, 2008 - 18:30.

Yeah... My minimal amount of vanity also says I'm a way better catch.
*smiles* That reminds me of fishing. A fish caught multiple times was thrown back for a reason, and a fish that's caught once is a keeper... or was thrown back and got smart enough not to bite a hook again... but that ruins my metaphor. lol
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