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[aid] => mick
[title] => Reflection
[time] => 2003-11-13 22:09:16
[hometext] => These are some of the thoughts that run through my head as I watch my teenage son grow.
[bodytext] => In him, I see a reflection of me It’s a scary sight to see For I know where I’ve been And know of all my sins I wish I could spare him All the pain and mistakes Life isn’t something you lose or win It’s simply for learning’s sake If he could learn without pain How happy I would be I wish that could happen But its impossible you see Either people don’t trust Or they forget what they see Repeating the past is a must To remember and believe I watch him grow and learn And I’m reminded of my past For so many things I did yearn None of which did last Most of my wants were trivial For all the wrong things did I aim Discontent and guilt did I feel I imagine he’ll go through the same In the end he’ll realize As he watches his child fight He can only empathize And his mother was right [comments] => 2 [counter] => 194 [topic] => 23 [informant] => ToriVeigh [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => FamilyPoems )
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