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Who You Are

January 15, 2013
By OhMollyGee BRONZE, Trumbull, Connecticut
OhMollyGee BRONZE, Trumbull, Connecticut
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Make me happy, make me sad, make me angry, make me glad,
Make me scream, make me hate, make me love, make me great,
Make me think, make me lie, make me laugh, make me cry,

Let me dream, let me dance, let me think I stand a chance,
Let me hope, let me fear, let me sing, and let me hear,
Let me joke, let me strive, let me fail, let me survive

Teach me to learn, teach me to stand, teach me to jump, teach me to demand
Teach me to grasp, teach me to let go, teach me to retain, teach me to know,
Teach me to see, teach me to move, teach me to teach, teach me to improve

remember me then, remember me now,
Remember me there, remember me how,
remember me when, remember me why,
Remember me what, remember me nigh,
Remember whenever, remember, remember

And when days are dark,
When days are sad,
When days are fierce,
When days are mad,
When days are gloomy,
When days are bright,
When days are happy,
When days are right,
When days are lonesome,
when days are wrong,
when days are solemn,
when days are long,

Be my everything, my days and my nights,
My memories and teacher,
My pupil and sight,
My hope for the future, my key to the past,
Be my best friend, forever at last.


The author's comments:
This piece has been a work in progress over the past few years- it would get lost in a shuffle of poetry and found six months, a year later. I would make a few corrections and leave it be for another few months, hidden away for me to find again. I think it's time that it's enjoyed by more people than just me.

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