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LETTERS TO STRANGERS
...WORDS I HAVE POSTED PUBLICALLY IN VARIOUS PLACES IN RESPONSE TO OTHERS WORDS...


...a friend is a stranger waiting to be met...

IN THE MIDDLE

January 10, 2000

>Echoes
>reverberating back
>speaking to myself
>emptiness filled for awhile
>fading
>
>Bill

don't let the sun go down on you
I see you shine
and you are so beautiful when you do
it's sometimes hard
to be judged by words that are not true
but deep inside
you know who you are
and you can shine
like every other star
no one can be
any better than you
so don't let go
of what you feel is true

the middle road
is no-man's land
in peace it's easy
the take a stand
but other times
when no one wants to hear
the middle road
becomes the biggest fear

you're not alone
in the middle
in fact most everyone here
is right here
in the middle
the silence is clear
those who speak out
from the middle
are accused of being fools
so I'll be a fool
in the middle
I don't make the rules

find the support
and let it carry you
when your lights are low

ignore the hate
when you're feeling blue
that's time to let it go

although it hurts
you can make it through
you're not alone, you know

just work for peace
and you'll find peace
wherever you go

honest love, ric

"don't let it get you down
it's only castles burning
just find someone who's learning
and you will come around..."
~ Neil Young (paraphrased) ~

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