Life Story
Is life a game
Is life a movie
Is life a story
I don’t know
To me, life is a game
One day you here
And the next you gone
People killing each other over money
Cars, girls, hoods, shoes, looks, fights
Life is hard
Especially if you doing life behind bars
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This is quite good…I hope you keep writing!
love love love
Life is going to be hard but you got to just push through it.
I like Life Story becase thats what young teens are doing out here know which dose’nt make any sense. But im a Freshman in High School !!!
You is a truthful person , honestly right , and don’t lie.
Ladies and gentlemen really dont care about people life now and days , they will commit murder(s) over dumb stuff like the things you said in your poem.
Life is hard for people that don’t care about it.
From my heart , im juss praying that you will live life good and live it to the best age there is.
Hey nice poem…Im a freshmen in High School and I write raps/poems and I would really like it if you would give me a few pointers some day on my writing!!!
like this poem
I like your writing; this poem really moved me. Please write more.
I really like the way this poem ‘flows’…way to get your point across!
Thank you for sharing such a powerful poem. I agree that life is difficult sometimes, but it is up to us to deal with all the challenges that come our way. Keep writing! -Pat
To the author,
This poem has made me realize something that I think is being underrepresented. Perhaps the solution to this issue is making all people realize their life is extremely valuable. While there may be some value of a statistical life, I think it is important on an individual level to value ones own life as near infinitely high. If we all believed in this, perhaps risky behaviors, such as the ones you write, would not occur nearly as often.
Respectfully,
CJ
Thank you for taking the time to write this poem! It can be difficult to determine the meaning of life and rationalize why we face hardship. I have come to believe that without hardship, we can’t appreciate the good times. I pray that you ponder the good more than the bad. Keep writing!
KC
Everybody’s life story is different, and for me, I could never imagine doing my life behind bars. Just know that you are super strong and can get through anything. If you keep up the good work, you never know what life will bring to you. I really enjoyed the poem, keep on writing!
I love how you compare life to movies, games, and stories because I understand how sometimes it can feel like the events of one’s life are happening outside of them, like they’re experiencing fiction, a story that isn’t theirs. This can lead them to make decisions that have bad outcomes without realizing the gravity and reality of their situation. The fact that your poem touches upon such profundity while using simple, elegant language makes it incredibly rewarding to read. Not only that, but it’s also a reflection of your amazing insight, your ability to recognize such a folly and to desire change in your life. It takes an astonishing amount of meticulous perceptive skills for a person to gather that conclusion, proving that you have a keen eye for recognizing aspects of life as well as poetic form. It takes a highly skilled person to have such an acute intuition, and for that I applaud you. Amazing poem. Please keep writing more!!
I love this poem. One of the best I’e read on her so far. I can see how life is hard and I especially know how life can be super hard and diffculty at times. I see how the world can be cruel and it can be good. But in reality the world can be horrible and trying to find a safe part in the world is sometimes all we can do. Good writing.