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I Lived I Saw


I've lived long enough to feel the gloom
from the world that's full of pain
And I saw a rosebud fail to bloom
when tears replaced the rain

And I saw the hope of a warm spring
ruined from a blanket of snow
Just like when I had love to bring
but had nowhere to go

I lived in a world that failed to see
one leaf that fell to the ground
Or listen for the bird in the tree           
that no longer makes a sound

I saw at night the brightest star
succumb to the blackest of night
And I too fell way too far
when darkness replaced my light

I lived in a world that did not care
how alone I felt inside
Unable to find the words for prayer
when the love I had has died

Then one day I changed my thought
about the world that I could see
And learned that the heartache I had fought
was only caused by me

So I decided to change that grateful day
and my life has become just fine
When I learned I can't change their ways
But I sure in the hell can change mine







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