Sunday, July 18, 2010

I Want...



I want

A minute of your time,
Or as much as you can spare.
I want to be understood,
Yet make you wonder
What remains beneath my surface
And is yet to be revealed.
I want to have courage
To dig deeper to those places
Of intense thoughts and desire
That we all have, but few share.
I wonder what your reaction would be
If you only knew?
I want to be humble,
Yet keep my cockiness.
Make you think
And feel,
Laugh
And cry.
Maybe even shock you sometimes.
I want more compassion and understanding in the world.
I want to bring people together,
I don't know if I can but I'll try until it hurts.
I want to scream out against responsibility,
Authority and political correctness.
I want to stay passionate,
Intense,
And curious about everything.
I want to be loved
And accepted.

Perhaps most of all,
I want to be remembered
As someone
Who made even a small difference
In your life.

13 comments:

  1. beautiful. couldn't have said it better myself.
    xoxo, jamie

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  2. Wonderfully written!

    Thank you for your visit and sweet words... we'll definitely see each other before summers out. Hello to Sandy!!

    HHL

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  3. That was wonderful to read. You have definitely made a difference in my life. You & Sandy are such awesome people & it has been a priviledge to get to know you better. =)

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  4. You made a difference Barry... this is so beautiful. xoxo

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  5. You certainly changed my life forever.
    thank you for being the amazing man that you are.

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  6. I think everyone wants these things. Very honest thoughts.

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  8. Very elegantly said:) I want to make a difference too... working on it!!!!

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  9. OMG seriously, the codes I had to enter to post that last comment was ridiculous. I tried like 10 times. Let's see what this one brings...

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  10. You can always have a minute of my time, and like others have said it here before, you have made a difference in my life. :) You and your wife are wonderful people, I am glad that technology allows me to meet such wonderful souls as you both.

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  11. I love this. Like so much.

    xo, Sophia

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