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Life to the Fullest Written By: McKay Lucas

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≠The Scorecard of Life ≠

Tick.

Tick.

Tick.

A point for you.

A point for me.

Tick.

Talking behind someone's back.

Tick.

When the scorecard gets full What happens?

Talking back to a teacher.

Tick.

The scratch of the pencil on the card.

Tick.

We lost.

I lost.

Voice recording: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1pwWPjFtoh8

BLESS ME! The classroom is nice and quiet.

The keyboards click.

Tennis shoes tap.

The grass started it.

It's the pollen’s fault.

And my nose starts to itch.

A deafening sneeze escapes my mouth.

Now my once focused classmates must restart their thought process.

But to my great surprise Not one mouth utters a "bless you" And so, I take matters into my own hands.

"Bless me!"

"Thank me!"

"My welcome!"

Voice Recording: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0LWKccfytCg

To the Reasons I’m Here

The loudspeakers announce a scary "5 minutes 'till show!"

I see gingerbread, party girls, Marzipan and mice.

The director says "settle down!"

They don’t have to be told twice.

The curtains rise with a grand applause And before I walk on I must stop and pause.

I thank my brother for all that he does After all, it's not a ten year old's job To watch a ballet, But he does it anyway without any dismay.

I thank the director for the help and corrections, He helps me be my best without any objections.

Virginia and Drew, Thank you too.

You make time for ballet Even with your own dreams to pursue.

Thank you Jenn for being my rock You handle my stress with a nice relaxing talk.

And most of all, I thank you Dad, For being there to love me.

You are the branches to my tree, The first to our trio of three, The best part of me.

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