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Tomer
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0 posted 2009-05-16 12:11 PM



I want to be remembered
To be a different type of someone,
A different type of skin.

I dream of the wind at my back,
At my hands riding along the distance,
And I know I can be a man with knees.

A man that takes his hand
And blows the air to the East,
Where the West falls, I donÕt know,
I know I can be much at ease.

I listen when my neck is straight,
And I believe.  I believe I can
Move people with the sight of my strength.

I believe I know the truth
Behind the oceans drift and the never-ending ledge.

And once I make ease,
Once I take my chance along the grass,
Along the bands of people watching at last,
I want to be a star,
But what does that mean?

What does the point of it all mean?
Is fame the only way to see
The dance of a million dreams,
Or are we just so lightless.

I wonder anymore of me,
I wonder whether I can see,
But I know that I will always believe.

I understand that rooftops donÕt always say a lot,
But from afar, their eyes still lock,
And the city stays a while,
On the open docks.




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1 posted 2009-05-16 02:24 AM


I love "dance of a million dreams"  -- and I really enjoyed this poem.  Must be a great place to get perspective, that roof.

A

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2 posted 2009-05-16 09:22 PM


Yo Tomer,

I like this a lot.  I have a beautiful view of the city from my rooftop.  All the roofs here are rather flat, like my roof, as is the terrain.

Bobby

Tomer
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3 posted 2009-05-18 08:31 AM


Thanks for the responses, guys.  Hope you two are doing well.  Take care.

Tomer

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