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Can I Be Me?
By Buchan
24 July 2006
Life has an agenda ..sometimes it changes our agenda without us really knowing.

                             Never wanted to be what I was not
                             A flea wanting to be an elephant,no
                             Perhaps I am a bean pod colored blue
                             Whatever color your life,that is you
                          

                             Could never deny the glorious morning
                             Others with agenda's ,life gets in the way
                             Peacefull wild flowers in a woodland, picked
                             Soon to die in a vase of unchanged water

                             The continual breeze asks "what rights have you"
                             Birds flying high seeking insects from the night
                             In the melody of flight,oblivious to every day life
                             Looking as they journey,not finding a destination


                             People like ants on a yellow brick road,smiling
                             Seeking communication,lost in a swamp of platitudes
                             Tomorrow is another day and I shall watch the river flow
                              Never wanted to be what I am not
                            

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Be yourself!
Written by mishmish (389 comments posted) 24th July 2006
Life gets in the way...that's the phrase that serves the life we live in... 
 
But it shouldn't, your poem says, make a stand, be who you want to be, don't take no for an answer, watch the river flow - what every one else does - and do your own thing. Be what you want to be, not what life tries to make you. 
 
I really enjoyed this poem, it's deep and beautiful. I do like the way you continually use aspects of nature to bring parallels of life. 
 
Beautiful writing...well done 
 
best wishes 
 
mishmish

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