Hidden somewhere within the universe
Of all that I showed you...
All that I wanted you to see,
And all that you wanted me to be...
Lies something small and precious.
I may be less than you thought,
Less than you wanted to believe I was;
I'm not all the elements of that perfect universe,
The one you created for yourself to live in,
But I'm a part of it...
The star that burned so brightly
That you chose to create a world around it.
You stared so long at your creation
That you lost sight of its genesis.
Find me.

©1998 Gail Von Schlichting

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