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I can fly

April 14, 2010
By lifeisajourney GOLD, Coronado, California
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lifeisajourney GOLD, Coronado, California
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&quot;Life is a journey not a destination...&quot;<br /> &quot;Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see life in a clearer view again.&quot;<br /> &quot;Only those who will go too far, can possibly find out how far one can go&quot;

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When I told you I could fly, you didn’t get it
It just doesn’t make sense
I know it doesn’t but to my friend it does, to me it does
She flies all the time
Sometimes I wish I could fly with her or she would stop flying
But she can’t stop flying it is too hard
I stopped and can’t start again at least for now
I don’t want to start because it hurts my memory
I want to keep her below the clouds
She flies so close sometimes I think she’s gone, but she always comes back around
It keeps getting worse though, sometime she flies for hours or days
I call her every day to make sure she’s okay
She’ll call me once a month or less to my every day
I always wonder if she passed the clouds
I’ve known her long, she’s been though my pain and I go through hers
I used to fly and nobody ever suspected anything
It’s just like sleeping
Someday I’m going to fly up with her in my arms
We’ll go through the clouds
But I’m not ready yet

© Amanda L., Albuquerque, NM

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My friends and I have had hard times in our lifes and i like to write about them.
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lifeisajourney GOLD said...
on Jul. 19 2010 at 4:58 pm
lifeisajourney GOLD, Coronado, California
18 articles 0 photos 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is a journey not a destination...&quot;<br /> &quot;Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see life in a clearer view again.&quot;<br /> &quot;Only those who will go too far, can possibly find out how far one can go&quot;

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thanx alot i like ur other poems too
Kpoems17 SILVER said...
on Jul. 19 2010 at 12:52 pm
Kpoems17 SILVER, Meadville, Pennsylvania
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Never let the fear of striking out keep you from winning the game.<br /> Don&#039;t ever let someone tell you can&#039;t, when you can.<br /> Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are shooting stars.

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i really like this poem alot.
lifeisajourney GOLD said...
on Jul. 4 2010 at 1:13 pm
lifeisajourney GOLD, Coronado, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is a journey not a destination...&quot;<br /> &quot;Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see life in a clearer view again.&quot;<br /> &quot;Only those who will go too far, can possibly find out how far one can go&quot;

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thanx, i was trying to explain to my therapist wat i meant when i said i can fly, so i just put wat i was feeling into a poem.
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on Jul. 4 2010 at 7:59 am
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
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well i really liked reading this poem:) it was really good. it makes u think