The Life In A Poem

The Story of My Life

I was born to a happy family

I had a father, a mother, and i was the baby.

We lived in Ukraine, north-east of the country

We liked the old place, it was very comfy.

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We decided to move, to move far away

It got hard, i needed a better future.

We took the plane, and went on our way

To the middle of the earth we finally came.

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We left my dad, my best friend

We took my moms sister, she wanted to go.

We left everything, including my family

But we took my grandmother, my moms mother.

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We started a new life, in a new place,

It was Israel, and a brand new race.

We were glad we had friends, they took us all in

They fed us, they clothed us, we were gigglin'.

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We went to explore our new living place,

It was beautiful, everything grew from the countries face.

Fruits here, and fruits there

Same thing with vegetables.

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We were happy, including me

Until i went to the first grade.

I was bullied, every day

When i came to school till the end of the day.

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I was crying when i got home,

My mom didn't listened, she said "its a joke,

You will get over it, they are only children".

I thought she was true, i listened to her,

Then the next day everything began again.

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I was miserable, i was really sad

I started losing friends every day that passed.

I was betrayed by only one friend,

Then other followed the one.

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I started disliking school,

Even hating sometimes.

The teachers, the classes,

Most importantly my friends.

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Then we decided to move again,

Farther north, to the U.S.A.

My grandmother died in Israel,

And my moms sister stayed there, too.

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I liked it here, it is big

People believe it's "the land of the dream".

I believed to others, i wasnaive,

I regret it, i saw how people work to reach the "dream".

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I started from high school, i was exited

I thought everything would change.

I thought i would make friends,

And have a good life in the U.S.A..

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I was bullied the first two years,

I started complaining to my teachers.

One of them was very nice,

She talked some sense to the guys.

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I was happy, happy indeed

I started getting good grades, also some friends.

Then i got a disease, a disease i would rather not tell,

I could not eat carbs, i just gave the name away.

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I was depressed, didn't know what to do,

The doctors said i would live through.

I got over it, not knowing what i did wrong,

Still looking back to the past long.

A.F.