I look into your eyes and I see the need to be
I look deep and I see that small glimpse of me
I drift off, deep into your dream
I drift off, to where I’m not as I seem…for once.

I’m not the asshole, for once, I’m a good soul
I’m not the slave master, looking for control.
I’m not all the things I despise about myself, for once
You make me and I’m anything but the dunce…for once.

Some people say, you’re only as good as your friends
and some people say it’s all about the who’s and depends..
I believe that everything happens for a reason in this world,
even if it’s all is about the inside of the mind of that little girl.

Make me better, one smile at a time
Wash away my sin and my personal crime.
Make me a better listener, by saying how you feel.
Cleanse me of all this sin, make me feel real.

Wrap me in your arms, for once and let me hear your heart beat
since without your heart, for once, I wouldn’t be complete.
Whisper in my ear for once, about your doubts and fear
and make all your thoughts about me, for once, perfectly clear.

For once I had you...
For once I had love true…
For once I needed something a little bit more
and for once, we weren’t the love starved whore.

08/30/2003

Author's Note: I wrote this as a love poem for someone who had doubts about what the world thought of her...

Posted on 08/31/2003
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