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If I Ever Thought

August 12, 2014
By Hwoodall05 BRONZE, Easley, South Carolina
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People want to read what they are afraid to say.

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If I ever thought I could fly,
I was lying to myself.
Flying is for birds.
Flying needs wings.

If I ever thought I was lying,
I was lying to everyone else.
I don't need to fly.
I don't need freedom.

Freedom and flying.
These two are "profound."
They are idealistic.
They aren't real.
You aren't a bird.
And I don't have wings.

I'm safe inside my cage.
I dont care if the door is open.

© Dan R., Traverse City, MI

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The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.
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