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This is a little something that I wrote to my dad when I was really confused on life and growing up. At the time I had wrote this I was a senior in high school and contemplating on whether or not to drop out or not. This poem to my dad was just kind of a way to talk to him, like I have never before and it opened up a lot of new doors that allowed my feelings that I had been keeping trapped inside to finally come out. Somehow, this poem allowed me to tell him things that I was so confused on and made me feel a lot better about myself.
I know that this is not your typical poem, but I would just like it on the Internet so that teenagers that have the same feelings can know that they are not alone.
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deshae
i Luv This Poem Because It Reminds Me Of My Dad Who Left My Mom
Shana
This really touched me. The author is bloody amazing. and feels exactly the same way as i do :) xx
candice
Nikki, I was so touched by your poem. The whole time I was reading it I thought to myself this girl went through the same exact thing thing that iam going through now. Keep up the good work and always follow your heart.
kerston
this poem touched me, because i feel that way a loy of the time. sometimes its hard to say what you really want to say. and this poem does say it. i couldn't have talked to my dad about anything. for a long time i would wonder who am i really. people do not like me either. i just tell it like it is. after my best friend in the world passed away. it was even harder to tell anyone how i felt and i would just like to tell everyone not to be afarid to tell anyone how you really feel. i would also like to tell nikki that she wrote a wonderful poem. it really has touched me.
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Dear Dad |
| by Nikki Moone |
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Dad, I'm beginning to understand life less and less everyday. When I was young, I use to believe that I had actually had the world all figured out, but now, as I grow, I know that having the world all figured out is virtually impossible because I now realize that I will never understand even the simplest things that life has to offer, like why people love who they love, and why people fight with the ones they love the most. People use to tell me that I was going to go places, that I was the one that was actually going to be somebody . . . that somebody that my parents never were, that somebody they long for me to be, and that somebody I have always dreamed of becoming, not just to satisfy myself but also to satisfy my family and those around me. Now it is as if my life has taken a 360 degree turn around the sharpest corner of life. I am so confused on everything. I am now beginning to question all of my goals and aspirations in life that I had once set for myself. Life is getting too complicated for me, I'm to the point where I am just living day by day, completely careless to those around me. Though I feel as if I have everything in life that a girl could ask for - I have a lot of friends, family, and a boyfriend that cares for me greatly, I feel more alone than I ever have before. I just have this emptiness inside of me, and I don't know how to fill it. I say that I am in love, but who really knows what love is? I guess I'm just another crazy teenager, taking one long ride on the Roller Coaster of life. Where and when will this roller coaster stop? Nobody knows, not even myself, all I know is I am ready to get off now. Some days I just wish that I could be totally oblivious to the world and other days I long for people to be around me. I use to be a very caring person, I would do anything for anyone but now it's as if I have no cares, and now worry about what people will think of me if I don't do what is expected. I have stopped living by what other people think of me and I have started living how I want to live. I no longer act like the person I am not, I show my true colors and many do not like them. Maybe that is why I am so confused . . . I don't know who to satisfy, myself or the people that care about me. I don't think that I will ever understand this roller coaster and why I was chosen to take this ride, right now I don't know if it will ever even come to a complete stop, but until it does I guess I will just keep feeling this way inside. Love, Nikki |
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im a parent
I just wanting to say by reading this I now understand better of what my boy are feeling thank you for sharing
Jessica
i love thins poem becasue i know just the way you fell. like why this stuff happen for. !i love that poem
Jenn
I loved this letter/poem! I'm not currently feeling the way you described, but I understand to a lesser degree what you were describing. Also, I will be entering high school next year and it is very overwhelming. I'm not sure how to handle it and I think this poem summed up an unsure life very well.
Dana
. im speachless
TyTia'na
i love this poem. it touched me deeply. i've wondered for so long was i the only one that felt like this, and now i know.
victoria
i like nikki's poem because i can relate to what she is saying i start to question my self and wonder if i got wat it takes to be what i want to be. and i often catch my self thinking about what other people think about me. (i am a very self consious person) umm. i guess what i am trying basically to say is that i kno what it feels like and what i do is try my hardest to forget about everyone else and start focusing on me! i have never had a boyfriend so i wouldn't know what that feels like. and also i don't have a dad well i do but he live miles away sometimes i wonder what would my life be like if he were around more and if i need him to be there in order for me to succeed? i guess i'll just have to figure it out on my own. nikki you are really gifted keep writing poems and keep in touch -your friend Victoria
Slim
this was a poem that really stucc out to me bcuz i fee how she does. everyone says im gonna b tha one2make it. im gonna b tha one2finish high school go to college. n thats wat i used to want too. but now it jus seems so far away. its crazi how confused u do realli feel cuz u wantd that before n now it seems so far u dont even wanna try. i jus moved away from my hometown n im in a whole new place. my mind is like scribble scrabble. i miss my boyfriend who made me feel like no1else. n my bestfriend. my P. I. C. (partner in crime)im alone n really confused.
Terra
OMG! I read this letter and I relised that this is exactly how I feel about my life. I feel like it will never end. It was just so amazing how someone can feel almose exactly how I do. Good poem/letter.
hannah
This poem made me think about life and what we had to go through, it was so interesting to read a letter written by someone growing up! awsome.
NATASCHA
THATS AN GREAT POEM
Kelley
This really touched because it is so true and also because my dad is gone.
Mari
nikki. I dont know. its funny how I had a friend that felt the same way. and her name was nikki too. I feel everythin you say. I like this
sheila
It is really good
Ashley
I love this poem. I have been looking everywhere for a poem to give my dad that said what I wanted it to say and when I read this one, I wanted to cry because that is what I am feeling now.
casey
this poem really made me think of my own life and i could not relate more. i feel like someone just summed up how i feel on one page. i totally understand about being your own person and when you become that person no one likes you and your torn from being yourself or who your parents want you to be. i grew up with my dad and he had so many goals for me so thats why i think it hit so hard.
Brit
This poem i showed my Dad and he was clued in to how i feel in this stage in my life he was touched that i showed him that and nikki you did a great job god really gave you something when he planned you keep it up even if your confused from one poet to another keep writing or scribble that works also thanks so much
Shanna
This poem has shown me that i myself am not the only one feelin' the way that nikki is feelin'. Confused on who to satisfied and to who not satisfied. I really enjoyed readin' a poem that let me see of how i feel also.
Rachel
i can relate to tis poem it's pretty much about me and the stuff i'm going through.
Vanes
I relate so much to this poem. I feel the same way about "when will this roller coaster stop?" i think your mind can take u to a great level when u write. good luck in the future and hope to read more of your poetry.
celli
hey u r just right life for teens is like a roller coster and im confused myself,but i now know i am not alone and that other teens are having problems and getting confused about life! its just realy hard
Alisa
Very nice and oh so true letter/poem. I now know that i am not the only one that is so confused. Thank you for the poem.
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