Just Thinking...
I wish I had a quarter
        For every time I felt lonely.  But then I'd be the       richest,
Loneliest person.
I wish I had a smile
For every tear that I've shed.
But then I'd have a room full of
Smiles with vacant eyes.
I wish I had strong arms to hold me
When life let me down.
But then, I'd have so many arms around me
That I'd be struggling to be set free.
And lastly, I wish I didn't feel so strongly,
Intensely, and deeply.
        To the point that I make people want to run and hide
But then, I wouldn't be me,
And then,
you wouldn't remember my name.
J. D Chambers © 1996
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