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The Burdensof Being.HumanOrlandoEstrella

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The Burdens ofBeing HurnanOrlandoEstrella

AWaterways ProjectPublication

Richard SpiegelBarbara Fisher

codirectorsThomas Perry

administrative assistant

Olga EconomosTeacher

East Brooklyn Congregations Schoolfor Public Service in East New York

Genevieve Richards-WrightPrincipal

Stephen E. Phillipssuperintendent

Alternative High Schools &Programs 19 97 Ten Penny Playerswith funding support fromthe NY State Council on the Arts

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This book is dedicated to my mother,my grandmother, my sister, Patricia,my best friends, Brandon, JilJiann,Tashina, Tina, my friends, Abdullah,Cory, Suyapa, my teacher, Ms.Economos and all those whom Ihavenot mentioned you know who youare.

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The Tragedy of DeathDeathAs empty as the dark abyssFeared by allWorshiped by evilNooneWants to dieBut we mustSome deaths were meant to beWe don't like deathBut from death comes life.

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BeautyBeauty is in the eyes of the beholderOr so they sayIt all dependsRoses are beautifulBut they are also uglyThey have thorns which make us bleedSo do peoplePeople have two different sidesJust because someone is beautifulDoesn't mean the person is desirable

Red RosesRed RosesLying thereTorn from their homeTo die for our amusementLiving things killed for funThey scream out in painBut we cannot hearOr we do not choose to hearWe are murderers in our own wayNo one is safe.

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HateLove, what is this love?Foolish thingNow hate is goodWhy have love when it ends so quicklyHate lasts foreverSome people hide hateBut love and hate go hand in handIcafe nothing for loveOr hateIcare for nothingKothing at all.

NothingNothingKothing at allThat is the way I feelI feel nothingIhear nothingI am like airJust floating thereHigh aboveJust waiting thereTo be taken in.

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TiredTired of lifeTired of peopleI'm tired of menOf womenOf workTired of chickenheadsTired of people's cold staresTired of the trainTired of loveTired of deathI'm just tired.

My Friend and IMy friend and I talk all dayBecause we got a lot to sayWe're like brother and sisterShe and IWe're always there when one of us needs to cryThrough thick and thin we're always togetherEven in stormy weatherWe may annoy each other to hellOh wellThat's cause we're friends

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Homage to the KnifeIt slicesIt dicesI t's neat and cleanImakes everything easyEven killingWha t else but a knife willGet just like new afterStabbing something or someone45 times in the backThe knife is incredible!

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Forgive Me LoveForgive me loveFor all the wrong things saidForgive me loveWhen I'd leave you all aloneWe wanted to lastIt went too fastWe grew apartRipped apartHearts tornAnd you scornedMeForgive me loveIfI had a chance to do it over again ...I wouldn't.

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Sluts on the SubwayThere are lots of sluts on the subwayGirls with nothing to do but stand aroundand look for boysDo their mothers know what they are doing?Probably notProbably ran awayThey are setting themselves up for troubleThey are setting themselves up for deathSo many ways to dieThey should be doing something to saveThemselvesTragic.

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