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rosepetals25
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0 posted 2000-09-22 08:23 PM




Hindsight

I saw you the other day
That same smug smile
Strewn across your lips
I think back with a chuckle
When I used to think
That the smirk was endearing
I see the poise of your stance
Like you own the world
And I sigh, remembering
When that same confidence
Used to make my knees
Go weak with desire
How young I was..
How naïve my thoughts
I recall the pain
You caused my heart
The love that I thought
You so openly gave
Now, years into the future
And with hindsight
I can say thank you
Thank you for showing me
What I don’t want
Thank you for making me
A wiser and stronger person
Thank you for making me
Able to recognize
The difference between
Men and boys who
Think they are men
Thank you for the
So called love and
For the pain you handed me
For breaking my heart and
Forcing me to be careful
Thank you for helping me
Become who I am today



[This message has been edited by rosepetals25 (edited 09-22-2000).]

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Honeybee
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1 posted 2000-09-22 08:49 PM



Like you, I have many to thank for this as well.  A perfect tribute to them, well written and from the heart, you go girl!  

Take care,
Melissa Honeybee


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2 posted 2000-09-22 09:43 PM


Melissa - Thank you again for stopping in I think we all have that one person who this poem could be dedicated too.
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