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"Justice, dignity, equality – these are words which are often used loosely, with little appreciation of their meaning. I think that their meaning can be distilled into one goal: that every child in this country live as we would want our own children to live."
Robert F. Kennedy
Just Because Poems by Girl Circle Members at South Hadley
Written by Development
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 00:00
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Poem 1

Just because I've been locked up,
Doesn't mean I'm a bad person.
Doesn't mean I'm not capable of doing better.
Doesn't mean I don't care about my future.
I'm Just not perfect.
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Poem 2

Just because I'm a girl,
Doesn't mean I like pink!
Doesn't mean I'm Spanish or American.
Doesn't mean we're all equal.
I'm just me!
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Poem 3

Just because I'm tall,
Doesn't mean I'm a basketball player.
Doesn't mean I want to be short.
Doesn't mean I'm clumsy.
I'm a cosmetologist.
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