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Demachic — How to Save a Life
Published: 2011-11-06 01:23:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 43306; Favourites: 3713; Downloads: 0
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I have seen it multiple times in my time in secondary school that people can be ignored. I never was as I never allowed myself to be
but I know people who were and are still 'awkward'. So I make my mission that whenever I stride into class, to sit with anyone who is by themselves! (I know who prefers to sit by themselves and who doesn't choose to).
Just take one class, you don't always have to sit with your friends, and you can explain to them if they get upset, but it can make a big difference to someone who feels excluded for someone like ya to appear and take an interest in them!
So yea, you could make a HUGE impact on someone just by simply choosing to sit with them and saying hello! It might not seem like much to you, but it could really mean the world to them.
And the title choice cuz I felt it truly fit
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So true ... I've been in such a situation once, and my life was saved by a nice person like that ...
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Sweet poem. Doesn't work for me though, all my classes are in huge lecture halls. ><
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xD amen to that!
i'm one of those persons who sits alone,
npormally I choose it that way... it's just better to sit alone...
but sometimes i want to sit next to people
reminds me of something: one person sits as first somewhere and then the other half goes and sits somewhere else,
So the first person should move to the bigger pack to sit together.... I hate that SO much, it makes me sad.
Anyone knows that feelin?
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I cannot begin to say how much this poem effected me because I know all to well the feeling of rejection and unfair judgement until one day someone actually did do this and I realised there is hope for humanity..
And it's kind of ironic because now that I've had friends I realised I actually prefer to be alone.
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I wish people were more like you.. Especially last year when I almost always ended up alone. In group activities I was assigned people who were absent. I was more of an extra who got in the way. For two years now I've been at my own lunch table with only one other friend, no one else sitting by us.
Its really depressing, and my school is really judgmental so I doubt it would change.
/lolendrant
HOwever, my two best friends are people not many people have dared to get close to. However, they're my amazing antisocial caterpillars XD
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reminds me of my old self and my by best friend forever. :]
all my life, i've been alone, drawing on my sketchpad and never talk to anyone.
until another girl like me who's been reading long thick books all her life (since she was a kid) came to me.
i'm so glad there's some girl who can relate to my interests. cause i love reading books too. ya'll know that art comes after stories.
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I found out tht those are the best ppl to hang out with. Thts how i became friends with my bffls!
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FF I will do this! 
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This is sweet without being cliche. I like it.
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this is wonderful. i know the feeling of being excluded...i had my reasons for being shy back in school and it really helps if you just say 'hi'.
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This makes me happy. I'm glad to know there are others who still try to make everyone feel accepted. I was beginning to think I was the only one. 
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That's so sweet ;_; your little drawings at the bottom are adorable.
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This is such a beautiful message!
I think it's great that you make the effort to include people that are alone. It's such a sweet thing to do, and you're right, it really can make a difference.
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This is so cute! I used to be the quiet kid, but then one day I decided to be the one who sits down next to the quiet kid... and I've made lots of friends that way!
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This is actually very touching, and I'm not a mushy kind of person. I am that anti-social kid away from everyone else, and this 'poem' practically sums it up. This kind of experince happened a few days ago in school actually~
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This reminds me of a kid on my bus...he was failing all his classes and looked really depressed, so I got a few friends and with a little poking he smiled for the first time i had ever seen him smile ^^
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In the comments I see a ton of like minded people like me. I would love to know someone like you.
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I don't cry often but this actually made me tear up a bit ^^.
Great job,
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You don't know how much this means to me. This pretty much sums up my entire existence. I'm that antisocial kid, who may or may not cut herself. I get rumors spread about me without even doing anything. People take one look at me and they judge. I have one kid who really cares for me, and she is the person who saved my life by being with me at school. If it weren't for her, I would already be dead.
I just... When I read this, I almost cried. Somebody finally understands me. Thank you, thank you, for making our existence known, and helping me through my most terrible days.
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Its so sweet of you to sit with 'awkward' people, I've moved around a lot and each time I always find myself stuck in the same situation 
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Your poems are all so nice, I wish I were good at making poems too..
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lol when I was in high school I was the shy girl that sat alone in every class. I was actually the one to reach out to others but was ignored further :] apparently everyone thought I was a bitch and I thought they were a little ridiculous so I didn't much care. Then again when you like anime in my town and wear black you're kind of doomed xD
either way I like this poem :3 these tactics worked to get me a few friends!
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Unfortunetally...the awkward loner...is me.
Everyone seems to know everyone except me...I mean, there IS one gurl, but we're not compatable that much.
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the awkward kid is me.......but nobody notices, everybody just walks by as I feel like crap and I sit all alone :/
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THIS. The awkward kid is definitely me. 
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This is a cute poem. I've always wondered with your work if there's any particular meaning to where you put the color blobs, or if it's just where they look okay. I always find myself looking for a secret message that they spell out or something
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i wish people were this kind in my school. /: i'm certainly that awkward one...
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This is so perfect. (And convenient timing. I'm just about to start writing a monologe for a drama project about "fitting in".) That's really nice of you too. I wish more people would do that.
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That happened to me. Exactly the same, but I was the social awkward kid, then a random girl came over to sit with me, and now that I think about it, she really saved my life. ;w;
Amazing work <3
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Great poem! I try to do this sometimes.
Also, what font is that?
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The world needs more people like you, just saying
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I'm that kid who sits alone.
No one tends to notice.
I'd rather not bother anyone though, I don't mind to much.
This is amazing, just like all the others.
Keep up the awesome work!
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awww i love... so true... cuz sometimes, i'm that awkward kid....
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I wish someone could sit next to me! Back in 10th grade, I had this friend, but once she got a boyfriend she stopped hanging out with me. I was left alone so I would wander the whole school during my free periods and lunch break, or just sit somewhere and take a nap. -w-
Now I'm in twelfth grade and I still don't have any friends, but I do have a boyfriend who I love very much. Unfortunately, I can only see him on Fridays and sometimes on the weekend. I try to interact and socialize with other people from my class, and some are very nice, but they all have their own group of friends. So, they just consider me as their other friend. Meh, it used to get to me before but I'm used to being alone now. Anyway, great poem. If only all teenagers (and adults!) could be like you.
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I wish there was someone like that in my class...
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