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[sid] => 11670
[catid] => 1
[aid] => Mick
[title] => If Only
[time] => 2003-01-30 23:13:57
[hometext] => I believe people can change...start with yourself!
[bodytext] => I am unable to tell you
How many times I've heard myself Being compared to others As if individuality Can be defined by analogy If only you were more like him If only, if only... What tires me is lack of vision People looking at what needs to be changed Not rejoicing in what has changed Always searching for imperfection In others as well as themselves If only she were more like you If only, if only... We have all had someone Alter our image And how we perceive Other's views of us The loss of idenitity Leaves us feeling guilt and shame If only I were more like them If only, if only... Are you guilty of seeing defect? Or do you deny your own arrogance Do you define yourself as deep? While others see you as shallow If only they were more like me If only, if only... I dare you to alter your vision Pursue a thought One vision, one thought If dared to put into action Can change the world Dare to dream of the peace we would share If only you would love me for me If only, if only... [comments] => 0 [counter] => 159 [topic] => 21 [informant] => Jilly [notes] => [ihome] => 1 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Lifepoems )
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