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Who I Want to Be

January 25, 2011
By lilworkerbeee SILVER, Thornwood, New York
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That which doesn't kill me can only make me stronger.

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I look in the mirror
I can see a face
but it’s not mine
I hear a voice
but I don’t listen
I see a rose
but I don’t stop to smell it
I know who I am
but that’s not who I want to be

© Ashley F., Quincy, MA

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Don't let your surroundings transform who you really are inside.
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Hazel-daisy GOLD said...
on Feb. 13 2011 at 12:51 pm
Hazel-daisy GOLD, --, Other
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It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else - Erna Bombeck<br /> <br /> In three words i can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned in life: it goes on -Robert Frost<br /> <br /> Live, Love, Laugh - ______<br /> <br /> Hope, Love, breathe &lt;3 - Me

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i really like it, short but deep. I like your comment aswel, i relate very much, well done!!