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January 8, 2011
By ohnoclo BRONZE, Midland, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"May you always have enough happiness to keep you bright, enough trials to keep you strong, enough success to keep you eager, enough faith to give you courage, enough determination to make each day a better day."

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Your eyes glazed over past me yesterday.

I said hello to you today.

And today, today, you looked through me.

Stop acting like I don’t exist.
Stop pretending I’m not here.

Because I do.
I exist.

I’m here, aren’t I?
I’m standing to next to you, aren’t I?

Please, please, tell me that I am here.
Tell me that I am flesh and bones, next to you.
Tell me that I am in the same universe you are in.
Tell me that you can hear me, see me, smell me, feel me.

Please don’t tell me I’m fading

I don’t want to fade away—
Tell me I am here.

© Steve S., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
There are times in life when we all struggle, feeling like we are all alone and nobody cares. That was my inspiration.
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