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Mistletoe Angel
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0 posted 2001-03-05 07:08 PM


Poor Thing
By: Noah Eaton
3/5/01

They feel my troubles from the past
They see how lonely I am
They say I deserve so much more
Saying they don’t understand how around me I am frequently ignored

All my friends come to me and say “You poor thing!”
I don’t feel alone, but that makes me feel ashamed
I feel as though I am missing so much
And I always struggle to keep in touch

I don’t want to live and write to make people feel how sad I am
I don’t want to cry for me in sorrow, and make me and others feel bad
I want to live and write to show people who I am and make them proud and happy
I want to be known as a happy person, not a poor thing

I am a candidate for the joys of life, I don’t want to be an also ran
I am the fish in the sea, not the fish in the tuna can
I am born to hang with the rainbow, not to hang in the gallows
I forte to live in the light, far away from the shadows

When they feel this way for me, I feel lonely
Being is what I must be
I know what I want to be, finding out took so long
Please don’t make me feel like it’s wrong

I don’t want to live and write to make people feel how sad I am
I don’t want to cry for me in sorrow, and make me and others feel bad
I want to live and write to show people who I am and make them proud and happy
I want to be known as a happy person, not a poor thing

I know you love me
But do you have faith in me?
All I want to be is happy
That’s what I want to be…


© Copyright 2001 Nadia Lockheart - All Rights Reserved
CD
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since 2001-01-27
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1 posted 2001-03-05 07:12 PM


Really smooth and effective.

Love it

CD

sans38
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since 2001-03-03
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2 posted 2001-03-05 07:28 PM


A very beautiful poem!
Cerenity
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since 2000-02-16
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Escondido-California
3 posted 2001-03-06 02:43 PM


Hi Mistletoe Angel,

You did a wonderful job here getting your point across as to how you feel, very, very good job,

Love, Cerenity


"God doesn't have to be reminded that we exist.
We have to be reminded that He exist!"

(Writer Unknown)



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