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thanks for that...its very true....
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Just a Chance
Just a Chance
A superficial glance
I go ignored
No one sees me
No one frees me
Feelings of insecurity
Flow over me
Just want to be me
Maybe I could shine
Just need to see
What powers lie in me?
Let me fit into life
The life that is within
Yearning to touch you
With fullness of wisdom
Abilities that can possibly
Change you, me, the world
If I only had the chance
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The Marginalized
The Marginalized
Living on the margin,
All of my life,
Feeling the pressure,
From all sides,
Oppression that leads,
To depression,
Regression makes,
Me deal with reality,
Hegemony, is everywhere,
Alimony brings on despair,
It seems to me,
That all is not fair,
Is there anybody out there?
A forebear that cares,
I need someone to reach out,
And lift me out of this snare