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ADOLESCENCE by MAY WILLIAMS WARD

First Line: I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT, BUT I WANT SOMETHING
Last Line: I'LL TRY A GOOD BIG BEEFSTEAK, CHICKEN-FRIED!
Subject(s): ADOLESCENCE; TEEN AGERS;
I don't know what I want, but I want something.
I dream sometimes of fairyland delight,
Faint music, dewy grass, great moonlike lanterns,
And dancing figures, white against the night.
I think I'll write a book, on Love and Beauty,
Or go to sea and drift out with the tide.
I don't know what I want, but I want something ...
I'll try a good big beefsteak, chicken-fried!



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