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Crisscross My Past


Everyone wonder what my story is 

cause I never tell it. In kindergarten

I cut my hair just to make friends ,

I have always done things just to fit in . 

 

My life isn't peaches and cream .

Just because I have foamposites 

doesn't mean my parents is bringing

in green . My parents just made sure i was happy 

with a couple of materialistic things cause 

love don't cost a thing .

 

I'm not as confident as you think .

Yeah , I might sit here and say I'm  the baddest 

thing ever ; but that doesn't mean i'll think 

that forever . I'm not Trina . 

 

In elementary school being me wasn't easy ,

but as I grew up people started to love 

me for who I am and not who they 

want me to be .

 

So here I am now.

11th grade , 16 years old , 

still working on my goals . 

See now I'm back on track like I'm 

on a railroad . I love myself for who 

I am and now it's time to 

Crisscross my past 

and get out of here .

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