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Lost Dreamer
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Somewhere near the Rainbow

0 posted 2000-04-24 09:45 AM


Why Am I, Who I Am?

Why am I, who I am?
Why can't I be better?
I'm a five year old
wanting all and more.
I'm a teenager
confused
needing answers.
I'm twenty-one
or so I wish I was again.
I'm me, only me
yet who am I lost alone?
Where am I
when I'm to blind to see?
Why am I
running, running, running?
Away from everything
away from me,
away from life.


[This message has been edited by Lost Dreamer (edited 04-24-2000).]

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Denise
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1 posted 2000-04-24 09:59 AM


I, too, don't seem to have been content with where or what I was/am through the different stages of my life. It is a struggle that perhaps many people deal with in an ongoing basis. I think acceptance of ourselves, as we are, is the key. You've expressed this turmoil well, Gloria.

Denise

Butterflies_dont_cry
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2 posted 2000-04-24 10:11 AM



such a short word with so many few answers.....often I think we focus on the "why" and don't look at the "just because"...I know I do   This is very powerful writing and leaves me pondering once again.....why?


 Hold me for yesterday
Kiss me for tomorrow
But love me for today.


netswan
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3 posted 2000-04-24 10:19 AM


Well written, Lost Dreamer
Running seldom works.

I would love to be 21 again, too.

netswan

Lost Dreamer
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4 posted 2000-04-24 05:21 PM


Denise: Thanks for reading, This rollercoaster ride has to end one day...LOL

Butterfly: Thanks for reading, sorry to make you think too, my brains ready to explode, then what will I have left....LOL

netswan: Thanks for reading, seems I can't run too far anyway, everything keeps catching up with me...LOL


EagleOne
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5 posted 2000-04-24 06:00 PM


These are question we all ask ourselves often throughout our lives. I have found much peace and contenment just by accepting that I am who I am. ...My words of wisdom for today...LOL.  I like the way this was done, thanks!

 Not all those who wander are lost. ~J.R.R. Tolkien

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