Analyze a Dream

      I said "To know me is to love me," and they
       all broke out in laughter.

      My heart shrunk, I felt an inch tall, what
       is the matter?

      I think I'm pretty loveable or do I tell a lie?

      Why else would I dream laughter they're reply?
                Sheila Downs 9-99
            Copyright ©2001 Sheila Downs
         Never suffer the prejudice of the eye to determine the heart

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