By Ali
Date: 2002 May 18
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If the Fool

You can take me away
From my sorrow,
But these scars can't be
Washed away that easily.
I've got a mind to keep away
From you,
Because this is just too
Damn hard for me,
And I'm tired of chasing after
All the things that walk
In shadow--
Could you please
Be a dear,
And bring me a light?
Once I lit a torch
Plagued with cryptinite,
And even though I'm not
Super[woman],
Somehow this green fire
That shines so brightly,
Still burns me quietly,
From the inside out.
I'm bendable,
I'm breakable,
But I won't say a word
About this ache in me--
So take my silence as a sign
That love cannot save a fool,
If the fool is not willing
To be saved.
But then again,
A healer cannot heal
And a seer cannot see,
If he does not know
That he is thought of as such--
For to perform miracles,
Varying from everyday to extraordinary,
One must be believed in,
But more importantly,
One must believe.