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If
 
  If freckles were lovely, and day was night,
And measles were nice and a lie warn't a lie,
     Life would be delight,-
     But things couldn't go right     
     For in such a sad plight
I wouldn't be I.

If earth was heaven, and now was hence,
And past was present, and false was true,
     There might be some sense     
     But I'd be in suspense
     For on such a pretense
You wouldn't be you.

If fear was plucky, and globes were square,
And dirt was cleanly and tears were glee
     Things would seem fair,-
     Yet they'd all despair,
     For if here was there
We wouldn't be we.

ee cummings


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C C (4/15/2006 8:48:00 PM)
i really realy like this poem :)
Nikko Bonnevie (6/22/2005 8:00:00 AM)
I really like the poem, you can easily understand the message and it's very simple.

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