I Am Allowed

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    I Am Allowed
    I am allowed to feel angry
    At the perceived and actual wrongs in my life

    I am allowed to reject food I don't like
    Despite how many starving children would love to have it

    I am allowed to wallow in self-pity
    Even though it does me no good

    I am allowed to cry for no reason
    Even when I have no reason to be sad

    I am allowed to be happy
    When the whole world goes to hell

    I am allowed to be ignorant to the problems of others
    Even though it makes me look selfish

    I am allowed to feel my feelings
    Without being made to feel guilty for them

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    hoth2o commented on I Am Allowed

    07-18-2009

    My heart goes out to you, you have paid your dues my friend. We are lucky to have you.
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    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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