Poems from kb97

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I haven't written much poetry so if you have any suggestions please let me know. I'm 21. I'm about to start college again after dropping out twice. I will be majoring in Public Service with a focus on Nonprofit Management. If you have questions about something I write or just about me in general go ahead and ask. If you're worried it's too personal ask anyway (except full name, address, or other potentially identifying information). If I don't want to answer I'll let you know. Thanks for reading my poems! :)
When I was a child I would count my age up. "Next year I'll be seven. Then eight. Nine. Ten. Eleven. Twelve"   Up and up.   "I'll be...
Like when the dentist Shoots novocaine  Into your gums But you still feel something   "Pressure" he says "Just pressure, not pain" But that...
No matter How softly  You tread   When you walk On eggshells They break
The cheap kind Burns on its way Down my thoat But it doesn't bother me Because I'm not drinking To feel good I'm drinking  Until I forget....
Yes. But not as much As what it helps me forget For even just one moment

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