I'm a 14 Years Old Male: Last Night I Got High

Mary  E. Coe
Yesterday, some teenagers got high from substance abuse
Yesterday, some teenagers got high gang banging
I'm a fourteen years old high school freshman
Yesterday, I got high running at track meet
I ran the mile; I came in 1st place; my time was 5:13
I ran the 2 miles; I came in 1st place; my time was 11:40
I ran the 8 hundred; I came in 2nd place; my time was 2:24
On Sundays I get high from going to church
I get high on keeping my room clean
I get my high from working extra hard in school and being
an "A "student
I get my high from being one of the best drum players on my school band
I get my high from trying to be a good role model for
other teenagers and for my little eight year old brother
who mimic what I do.
Yesterday, I got high, and I want to encourage other
teens to get high my way
Find something constructive in life that you like to do
and make it your goal to do it well
I'm a 14 years old male: Yesterday I got high.

I,also, know my limits; I don't push myself too hard.

Published by Mary E. Coe

I write articles, songs, poetry, short stories and stageplays. Some of my writings are fictitious and some are fact based. In the Spring of 1993, some of my poems were published in the library at Citrus Col...  View profile

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  • memmay1514/27/2008

    You are an inspiration..Great essay.

  • Mary E. Coe3/31/2008

    Saturday, March 29, 08, I was at an all day track meet; 37 schools. It was so much fun seeing all those girls and boys participate. At least one of the schools, maybe two traveled over 100 miles to be there. Alan, the high school freshmen, in this article is running at a different speed. He ran the mile in 4:50. He ran the the 2 miles in 10:48. And he ran the 800 meter in 2:17.

  • jobythebay3/20/2008

    Wow, I love this. It should appear elsewhere.

  • Carol Bengle Gilbert3/19/2008

    Good inspiration.

  • Candice W.3/17/2008

    Great piece! That's the type of high I'm talking about! Lol.

  • Kassidy Emmerson3/14/2008

    Marvelous! It surprised me!

  • Chris M. Carmichael3/13/2008

    I second what jcorn said. Very inspiring

  • jcorn3/11/2008

    This one surprised me and wasn't what I expected. Very inspiring!

  • StPatricksDayIsComing3/6/2008

    This was really neat. Loved it.

  • Lori Piper3/5/2008

    loved this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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