Author's Note: My director for our High School's musical just had us do a cast bonding activity where you say something that is true about your life, and if someone else agrees with it, they take a step in any direction. We started with simple things, and eventually we got to more emotional things. After about half an hour, he said, "I want you all to look around. Every day you walk by hundreds of people and thinnk to yourself, 'Nobody knows what I'm going through.' By now, you've walked around the room probably two or three times. You've just walked past thirty people who know exactly how you feel."

I dedicate this to Mr. Marrella, who has changed my life.

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For anyone who loves his family, but sometimes just can’t stand them.
For anyone who hates waking up in the morning.
For anyone who loves the sound of rain.
For anyone who really has to pee.

For anyone who doesn’t quite know where home is.

For anyone who drinks tea instead of coffee.
For anyone who finds comfort in the smell of his mother’s perfume.
For anyone who hates how much he procrastinates.
For anyone who finds that he can’t always speak his native language.

For anyone who feels that sometimes, he can’t speak to anyone.

For anyone who wants to be different.
For anyone who is really craving Doritos right now.
For anyone who has a lot of homework to do.
For anyone who texts too much.

For anyone who wishes they had more people to text.

For anyone who loves surprises.
For anyone who loves surprising others.
For anyone who has ever been sad.
For anyone who has ever been happy.

For anyone who has ever thought that he’ll never be good enough.

For anyone who swears too much.
For anyone who can’t wait for summer vacation.
For anyone who’s ever had goals.
For anyone who’s ever achieved his goals.

For anyone who is afraid to reach for his dreams.

For anyone who hates who he’s become.
For anyone who is afraid of becoming a carbon copy of someone else.
For anyone who has ever doubted himself.
For anyone who just wants it all to end.

For anyone with the strength to carry on.