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I look and look and look,

but still I cannot see.

I listen and listen and listen,

but still I cannot hear.

And listen some more,

but still I don not understand.

I speak and speak and speak,

but still I am not heard.

And speak some more,

but still I am silent.

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Maybe. Maybe not.

Why did we ever stop talking?

Why does anyone stop talking, really.

Maybe it’s because life changed us, and we forgot who we are, or at least who we used to be;

Or maybe we wanted different things from life.

Who knows?

I most certainly do not.

But, I guess, it’s one of those questions that go unanswered; that no-one truly knows the answer to.

Maybe instead of asking why we stopped talking, we should ask: ‘why did we start talking again after all this time?’.

And maybe, just maybe, we might be able to answer that question.

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you and me

You know, we had our whole lives all figured out once upon a time, both you and me.

Don’t you remember?

We were going to live together in a big house somewhere on a hill, both you and me;

With a never-ending library, and a veranda all around.

We were going to work our dream jobs, both you and me;

You practise law, and I would be a detective (or working the land).

We were going to travel around the world, both you and me;

From pole to pole, and everywhere in between.

We were going to live our lives to the fullest, both you and me;

Drinking all night, and dancing till dawn.

We had our whole lives all figured out once upon a time, both you and me;

Now all we have is an awkward silence between us.

We had our whole lives all figured out once upon a time, both you and me;

And I still dream of us in that big house on the hill, don’t you?

You know, we had our whole lives all figured out once upon a time, both you and me;

So, where did it all go wrong?

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Do You Know?

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I Wouldn’t, Would you?

You say we would do the same in your shoes.

But to be honest, I, of many, would not.

I mean,

I wouldn’t spend millions of dollars to demolish a perfectly good sports stadium,

Only to rebuild it, when

There is a family living on the streets.

Homeless.

Starving.

Cold.

Jobless.

Alone.

I wouldn’t spend millions of dollars on pointless fireworks,

That only bring joy for barely five minutes, when

Our education system is so flawed,

That it makes kids want to commit suicide.

I wouldn’t spend the time, nor money,

“Beautifying” our towns,

When our hospitals are lacking the necessary funding to help others,

And as a result,

People die.

And it’s unnecessary.

I wouldn’t put wants over needs.

And I certainly wouldn’t put success over humanity.

I wouldn’t.

Truly,

I wouldn’t.

And it’s disheartening that you would.

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Do You Know?

Do you know what it feels like,

To have every move

Mocked and ridiculed?

Do you know what it feels like,

To have everything you say

Twisted and turned?

Do you know what it feels like,

To go home at night and find no more comfort

Than you did at school, or at work?

Do you know what it feels like,

To have no-one listen to you,

Your words just empty air?

Do you know what it feels like,

To become nothing in the eyes of those you

Love most?

Do you know what it feels like,

To wake up every single morning knowing that you’ll

Never be happy, nor love again?

Do you?

Because I do.