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[sid] => 113611
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => But Now I See
[time] => 2006-01-22 18:16:42
[hometext] => this is a poem I wrote for my creative writing class
[bodytext] => I used to be afraid to live, too scared of being wrong But now Im afraid of love or lack thereof I used to see myself as perfect, nothing could stop me then But now I see my flaws and it all comes into perpective I used to hate the silence and never fail to break it But now I drift away with every quiet moment I used to dream of growth and the path to success But now I cant escape the process and fear of being left I used to seek truth in all things But now I just fight it, sometimes ignoring as if to subside it I used to long for the approval of others But now Im terrified of failing I used to cry for the relief that often follows But now I take deep breaths and concentrate, no one needs the sorrow I used to wish time would just cut to the chase But now I long for those minutes that have now been erased [comments] => 1 [counter] => 147 [topic] => 61 [informant] => nemma [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 7 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => selfstruggles )
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