Thank you Mister Micawber. You are correct. I would have never of noticed the "me" and the "my". Enjoy a beautiful day!

Was I suppose to Forget who I was To satisfy who you are. Was I suppose to Change my soul So that you could stay the same. When was I going to Come first While you stood in the shadows. When was I going to Receive love While

beautiful sentiments.

This was very inspiring. very glad you shared.

Thank you for taking the time to read. As for the line lengths it just happened that way but I did notice it when it was done. Thank you again MrP.

Beautifully said anita. "oh dark clouds above Move away without a trace" my favorite line. It would be so nice if we could wish a way the storms our children must weather.

Know me now For who I am Not what I was, Know me now For who I try to be Not what I could be, Know me now As the one who gives Not as the one who takes Know me now As the one who loves you Not as the one who forgot to love

nicely said and done.

I could be wrong but after reading the posts specially the one who is so upset. Santa never claimed he wrote this poem. He never said who exactly wrote it,never made any claims about it other than it was a black person who wrote it. I have heard

Beautiful anita. It could have been written from my own heart. It's sad how such beauty can turn so easily to pain.