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Array ( [sid] => 21780 [catid] => 1 [aid] => Mick [title] => live from the heart [time] => 2003-08-12 02:05:00 [hometext] => by far, this is the softest, most un-unusual scrawl i've ever done. frankly, i'm embarassed that i wrote this. i post this because it's funny, considering that i wrote it. (feel free to make "hippie" or "softy" comments. i deserve them.) [bodytext] => if i was just me
and you were just you
do you think we would last
more than a minute or two
if i tossed my mask
and you lost your disguise
would you stay long enough
to see the pain in my eyes
if these walls between us
suddenly crashed down
would you have the strength
to hang around
or would you leave
once you saw my real face
and find some other actor
to take my place
some other liar
with a thin-skinned mask
another bed warmer
that will never last

maybe if we all stopped trying
to be someone else
and try one last time
to just be ourselves
maybe the whole system
would slowly fall apart
and maybe we'd remember how
to live from the heart [comments] => 4 [counter] => 153 [topic] => 21 [informant] => Cancer [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Lifepoems )

live from the heart

Contributed by Cancer on Tuesday, 12th August 2003 @ 02:05:00 AM in AEST
Topic: Lifepoems

if i was just me
and you were just you
do you think we would last
more than a minute or two
if i tossed my mask
and you lost your disguise
would you stay long enough
to see the pain in my eyes
if these walls between us
suddenly crashed down
would you have the strength
to hang around
or would you leave
once you saw my real face
and find some other actor
to take my place
some other liar
with a thin-skinned mask
another bed warmer
that will never last

maybe if we all stopped trying
to be someone else
and try one last time
to just be ourselves
maybe the whole system
would slowly fall apart
and maybe we'd remember how
to live from the heart

Copyright © Cancer ... [ 2003-08-12 02:05:00]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: live from the heart (User Rating: 1 )
by BlackFire9786 on Tuesday, 12th August 2003 @ 02:34:44 AM AEST
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what a true poem, i loved it, don't be embarrassed that you wrote it, if i could write something like that i'd be shoutin it to the world! It really is beautiful, great write.
~~Lisa

Re: live from the heart (User Rating: 1 )
by jaeann on Tuesday, 12th August 2003 @ 07:19:57 AM AEST
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we all amaze ourselves sometimes.........a work of truth........it struck home...if we'd all stop pretending from the beginning.......maybe it would all fall apart....i would like to think not though........
be proud.....

Re: live from the heart (User Rating: 1 )
by MoonlitAngel on Tuesday, 12th August 2003 @ 08:07:32 AM AEST
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This is utterly gorgeous. I had to read it twice. A nice change from your usual style. Don't be embarrassed you wrote it. It's excellent.

~ Moonlit

Re: live from the heart (User Rating: 1 )
by hardcoreputa on Wednesday, 13th August 2003 @ 12:15:32 AM AEST
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definutly different from what you normally write... but i liked it... good ryme and flow and meter... i seriously had to check a couple times to make sure u wrote it though... its good to experiment with diff styles... (aww what a touching write, i think im gunna cry... jk) ~Apryl

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