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Open your eyes
Look at the whole picture
Don't just see the bad, 
 but see it all
For if there was no bad
 you would not see the good
Therefore you could not appreciate all you have
So open your eyes wide
And take it all in
Remember all you have
 and how lucky you are
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Culverhouse Avatar
September 1, 2010 at 6:52 PM
enjoyed reading today!! A great reminder too! It seems so easy to remember the bad only.
Buggs Avatar
September 1, 2010 at 2:59 PM
very true.I enjoyed your poem todayand it has given me the appreciation of my life.Thank you Ashley.Love,Jamecia
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