An Average Teenager

by Cole Dutton

November 6, 2016

I spend my days longing and striving for a perfection,

I know I can never reach.

I spend my nights planning for the day to come,

Making goals I'll never meet.

I feel I am accepting of others and their beliefs,

Given they respect my own.

I'm not very well known,

or seen in the eyes of many,

but I've spoken, at least once, to you all,

and I know you plenty.

I'm a man of science logic and facts,

I'll never follow blindly,

and I'll always ask, "Why's that"?

I have fears for the future and what it holds,

because ultimately it's up to me,

and I don't know which way to go.

I have regrets in my past,

mistakes I've made,

chances I didn't take

I always ask, "why did or didn't I do that"?

When I look in a mirror,

I never like what I see,

I always push for better,

honestly, that quality may be the best part of me.

My personality is ever-changing,

I'm still discovering who I am.

There are bits and pieces rearranging,

moving in ways I've yet to understand.

All the while I'm wondering,

Who am I?

Where will I go?

But that's the mystery is it not?

We don't get to know what our future holds.

Well have you guessed it?

Do you know who I am?

Eventually you'll know who,

but first, I have a question,

do you think I'm anything like you?

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Cole Dutton

Hi, my name is Andrew Cole Dutton, I found this site searching for scholarships to attend college and I love the idea of this poetic community. My poetry is how I prefer to express myself and my emotions. I can write my feelings in a poem and its as if that poem validates that the feelings are real. When people relate to my work or understand my meaning or my purpose I feel as though I've made a difference. I'm a strong supporter of equality, love, and productive creative thinking. I hope you enjoy this part of the mark I hope to leave behind.

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Cole DuttonNov 7, 2016

<p>Why will my poem not format correctly, Ive edited it several times, if anyone has advice I would appreciate it. </p><p> </p>