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Watching and Wondering (revised sorta)

By underthebelljar

Topics: Poetry Source: AllPoetry Original source

As I looked outwardsTowards the streets todayI saw the melodic massesDifferent than beforeThe individualsThe facesThe rich among the poorAncient destinyMingled among the crowdBrushing the cheeks of babiesAnd meeting the their cries outloudI witnessed the events unfoldAnd for one second was a partOf the scene in their storiesYet, still just apartI wonder what will happenIn all the unseen scenes to comeWill they land their dreams accuratelyOr simply come undoneI wasn't satisfied at all with previous version so I wrote this along the same lines... Written November 1st, 2001 © on Nov 01 2001 02:09 PM PST   0 • 9

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"As I looked outwardsTowards the streets todayI saw the melodic massesDifferent than beforeThe individualsThe facesThe rich among the poorAncient destinyMingled among the crowdBrushing the cheeks of babiesAnd meeting the their cries outloudI witnessed the events unfoldAnd for one second was a partOf the scene in their storiesYet, still just apartI wonder what will happenIn all the unseen scenes to comeWill they land their dreams accuratelyOr simply come undoneI wasn't satisfied at all with previous version so I wrote this along the same lines......"

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