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If The Shadows Can't Reach What I Want

June 10, 2010
By WordShredder SILVER, Leesburg, Virginia
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WordShredder SILVER, Leesburg, Virginia
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&ldquo;Dream as if you&#039;ll live forever, live as if you&#039;ll die today.&rdquo;<br /> James Dean

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Even the shadows can't reach what i want,
Even when shadows are bigger than i,
Even though i'm stuck with a face,
And stuck to the ground, it still has the space to fly

Even the shadows can't reach what i want,
They're the darkest hope there,
And if they can't reach it of all of us,
What's there left about to care?

Do we have to grow bigger as people?
Our shadows will surpass that soon,
And if shadows can't reach what i want,
Then i'll just have to settle for the moon

© Elizabeth B., Wichita Falls, TX

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