philip teed Poems

Paradise is not somewhere we can go.
It is not something we can fly to
It is not something you can drive or walk to
It is not something you can swim or boat to
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There is no way for me to really say how I feel about you.
There is no way that what I show you is what I really feel.
There is no way that you know that I even love you
I may say it
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A face can tell many things
A face can you how much they care.
A face can tell thier sorrow.
A face can tell thier madness.
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Through these eyes, I have seen death.
Through these eyes, I have seen the hate and racism.
Through these eyes, I have seen the fighting.
Through these eyes, I have seen the pain and the hurt.
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I did not know of emotions,
Until I met her.
I did not know of love,
Until I met her.
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If we were to learn from our mistakes
we could live a better life.
If we were to learn from our elders
we could live a better life.
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There I see you,
But I can't touch you.
There I see you,
And I still love you.
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There are many things in this world that we cannot understand.
Many things we wish we knew.
The more you think you know,
The more you know not of.
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To love is for it to last
To cherish is forever
To give is for a moment
To live is for eternity
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Through all the years I've been alive
Things still take me by surprise.
No matter how bizarre
No matter how much I think I know,
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