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The Irony of it

May 20, 2011
By Anonymous

We all want what we know we can’t have,
Because what we have is never good enough

We want the summer,
When it’s the middle of January and you can see you breathe

We want the frigid winter,
When we’re sweating in the august heat

We want the one person we know we can’t have,
When there are so many others

We want straight hair,
When we have curly hair

We want curly hair,
When we have straight hair

We know we can’t have it, so we want it

The irony is amazing

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