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[aid] => mick
[title] => The Power of a Friend
[time] => 2004-05-27 23:08:10
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[bodytext] => I look in the mirror and what do I see A distorted figure, doesn’t look like me I look again, it just fades away I’m back again, just like yesterday Who am I now, who should I be I can’t fight myself, can’t even flee There’s no way around it, no way out The image is blurred as I scream and shout What is left to find, what is left to tell I’ve made my life into a living hell I’ve no one to turn to, and no where to run Clouds have moved in, I’m betrayed by the sun I search for an exit, for some source of light But all I can see is the blackness of night Then off in the distance, I see something shine I run towards it, shining outward like a sign As I get closer, the brighter it seems Until my whole view just suddenly gleams I squint from the light, my eyes adjust And I see you there, the only one I can trust Suddenly things don’t look so bad The clouds pull away, I don’t feel so sad You took away the pain, the darkness is gone And now the day doesn’t seem quite so long It’s so simple, I just didn’t realize All I had to do was open my eyes And my world of darkness came to an end Because standing there, was my best friend [comments] => 2 [counter] => 149 [topic] => 16 [informant] => fbijedi [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => FriendshipPoetry )
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