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Angelwings
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0 posted 2000-09-05 10:30 PM


who am i but a number or a face
who should i let myself be
i let people look me by
as if to avoid seeing the real me
but the truth be know there is no me
there is no person behind my smile
behind the frown i present at times
people request the feelings i hold
but how can i show what i don’t know
i am but only a face or a name  
less to some more to others
how can anyone be sure of who they are
in a world where you are questioned so
how should i present myself today
should i be the one everyone wants
or should i do just as i please
are we put here on this earth
to do what others desire
or shall we do only to please ourselves
because to others i am nothing more
than a mere face, a friendly gesture
dismissed before a second thought
because where i sit here on this earth
i am nothing more than a smile.

© Copyright 2000 Chelsea Thompson - All Rights Reserved
Butterflies_dont_cry
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1 posted 2000-09-05 10:33 PM


I'm in awe of this...you have penned my thoughts today, sensational writing and as long as you hold onto that smile....the answers to the rest will come~
Angelwings
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2 posted 2000-09-06 01:23 AM


Thanks for your comment I just started college and am living in a dorm.  It's been a hard adjustment.  It's nice to know I'm not alone!
Dee
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3 posted 2000-09-06 01:45 AM


Angelwings, if you are
"dismissed before a second thought"
they are missing someone who seems to me to be very insightful. Their loss, our gain.
Dee

Angelwings
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4 posted 2000-09-06 11:33 AM


Thank you Dee~
   It means so much to hear you say that Dee, thank you, you may never know how much you help a perfect stranger.
                        Chelsea

Rosebud1229
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5 posted 2000-09-09 12:49 PM


Yet for today you seem a number or just a face but in the days ahead when you adjust you'll begin to see there's really something quite special in you. Very good poem
UNC STAR
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6 posted 2000-09-09 01:06 AM


That was poem was very touching.I really enjoyed it.
Angelwings
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7 posted 2000-09-09 08:00 PM


Thank you for your support!  I appreciate the comments and I hope that everyone agrees with you and we aren't so different in the end.  
passing shadows
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8 posted 2000-09-09 08:05 PM


you can be whoever you want to be...don't look at what oher people are doing or saying or wanting you to be...people know a fake smile a mile away...you gotta be real, no matter what you choose to be that day, be yourself. Happiness is inside of you, not outside. Outside changes too much for you to find happiness there.

And if you created a new lonely life for yourself, you can create anything you want!

[This message has been edited by passing shadows (edited 09-09-2000).]

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9 posted 2000-09-09 08:27 PM


AngelWings~
Ahhhhh !
But you are a poet ...
and with that knowledge and a smile ...
You've got it all !

Now 'YOU may never know how much you help a perfect stranger.'
Share that smile !
~*Marge*~





~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Angelwings
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10 posted 2000-09-29 04:14 PM


Thank you for your comments. And good luck in future writings.

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