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I thought it was a need that made me different I thought I needed something to redeem I thought it was a need for something magic I thought I knew the essence and the theme It wasn't just a need for something unusual It wasn't just a feeling That comes and goes It wasn't just a thought I couldn't process It was just too painful for me to show I thought it was a need for something stable Thought that I deserved a certain peace I thought it was a need for love and safety I thought it was a need for the strength to succeed It wasn't just a need for something eclectic It wasn't just a feeling That came and went It wasn't just a dream I couldn't possess It was just too brutal to understand I thought it was a need for self-actualization Thought I needed space and time to breathe I thought it was a need out of co-dependence I could not fathom the need to be free It wasn't just a need for something electric It wasn't just a feeling I couldn't arrange It wasn't just a hope for some affection It was just the energy we exchanged I thought it was a need for my own acceptance Thought I could be strong and still optimistic I thought it was a need that was unrealistic But it was just another weakness I could never admit I thought it was a strength Kept me indifferent Thought it just a phase I tried to pass through I thought if I could Give it some attention Maybe I could learn To stop blaming you © 2002 Cheryl Klassen
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Aug 29, 2011
Aug 29, 2011 at 1:29 PM UTC
some attention
I thought it was a need that made me different I thought I needed something to redeem I thought it was a need for something magic I thought I knew the essence and the theme It wasn't just a need for something unusual It wasn't just a feeling That comes and goes It wasn't just a thought I couldn't process It was just too painful for me to show I thought it was a need for something stable Thought that I deserved a certain peace I thought it was a need for love and safety I thought it was a need for the strength to succeed It wasn't just a need for something eclectic It wasn't just a feeling That came and went It wasn't just a dream I couldn't possess It was just too brutal to understand I thought it was a need for self-actualization Thought I needed space and time to breathe I thought it was a need out of co-dependence I could not fathom the need to be free It wasn't just a need for something electric It wasn't just a feeling I couldn't arrange It wasn't just a hope for some affection It was just the energy we exchanged I thought it was a need for my own acceptance Thought I could be strong and still optimistic I thought it was a need that was unrealistic But it was just another weakness I could never admit I thought it was a strength Kept me indifferent Thought it just a phase I tried to pass through I thought if I could Give it some attention Maybe I could learn To stop blaming you © 2002 Cheryl Klassen
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Aug 29, 2011
Aug 29, 2011 at 1:29 PM UTC
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