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Desired

March 15, 2012
By simplelittlenora BRONZE, Wausau, Wisconsin
simplelittlenora BRONZE, Wausau, Wisconsin
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The full smile is famous to the one who only gets half a smile,
The pencil is famous to the one it's most used by,
The love note is not only famous to the one receiving it but to the one who wrote it ,
A giggle, laugh, or a spur of happiness is famous to the person with upsetting thoughts,
Perfection is famous to all, we all strive for it but it always seems out of reach,
The cigarette is famous to the person who craves it's nicotine,
Revenge is famous to the one who was betrayed,
The teardrop is famous to the flawless complexion which for once allowed it self to be broken,
Careless decisions are famous to the over thinker,
Spare change is famous to the man trying to make ends meet,
The pen is famous to the restless writer,
A simple sign of affection is famous to the one who's never felt love,
An eraser is famous to all mistakes,
The diamond is famous to the greedy man who never gives and only receives,
Fairy tales are famous to the little girl that dreams of being a princes,
Music is famous to the deaf man for he has never heard sound,
Beauty is famous to the blind man for he will never see,
Stone is famous to the sculptor because he sees potential before it's created,
A stroke of a paint brush is famous to the starving artist,


The author's comments:
I was inspired to write this after reading the poem famous by Naomi Shihab Nye

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