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November 2, 2010
By Kaliochka SILVER, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
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Kaliochka SILVER, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
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"In three words I can sum up all that I've learned about live: it goes on" ~Robert Frost

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I wish I was better
That I could be everything
You’ve ever wanted me to be
Instead of barely anything

I want to be good enough
I want to be the best
Your favorite person in the world
The one you love the most

I made a lot of mistakes
Said things I can’t take back
And though you denied it
I’m afraid they drove you away

We had a chance to make
A fantastic thing happen
But you got afraid and I
Lost all we had going

I wish I was better
That I didn’t do those things
And I wish you were back
Here where I need you

I’m sorry I wasn’t enough
To hold you here with me
I loved you so very much,
I’m sorry I didn’t deserve you

I’m sorry I can’t be perfect

© Sandy H., Woodbridge, CT

The author's comments:
After my love passed away, I felt like somehow it was my fault, and that if I just admitted it, all the pain would go away. It didn't.
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