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RISK
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool;
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental;
To reach out for another is to risk involvement;
To expose feelings is to risk exploring your true self;
To place your ideas, your dreams, before a crowd
is to risk loss;
To love is to risk not being loved in return.

To live is to risk dying; To hope is to risk despair;
To try at all is to risk failure.

But risk we must because the greatest hazard in life
is to risk nothing;

The person who risks nothing
does nothing.......
has nothing......
is nothing.......

You may avoid the suffering... but you cannot learn,
feel, change, grow, love or live.

Chained by what is certain, you are a slave .
You have for feited freedom.

Only th person who risks can be called free.

-Author Unknown

LISTEN TO WHAT I'LL SAY

I just know your name
And I don't have a clue,
Of what your reaction will be
If I go talk to you.

Will you snob me and give me a slap?
Or will you smile and give me a hand?
Will you ignore my good intentions?
Or will you give me your full attention?

If you give me a chance to talk,
You'll find out that I'm not a dork!
If you wish we can go out
Or even take things slow.

All it takes if for you to listen,
Listen to what I'll say,
I'll never say anything you don't like,
'Coz You're the nicest person alive!

-I wrote this in 1998 and altered it today 10th April 2001

Ten Things I hate about you!

I hate the way you talk to me
And the way you cut your hair.
I hate the way you drive my car.
I hate it when you stare.

I hate your big dumb combat boots
And the way you read my mind.
I hate you so much it makes me sick --
It even makes me rhyme.

I hate the way you're always right.
I hate it when you lie.
I hate it when you make me laugh --
Even worse when you make me cry.

I hate it when you're not around
And the fact that you didn't call.
But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you --
Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.

Kat Startford (Julia Stiles) in the movie ten things i hate about you!

A Confession

I know that my personality is no good,
I know that I do things that are not proper,
I know that I'm not what you thought I was,
I know you changed your opinion about me.

People often say I'm this and that,
People often say I'm not good enough.
People often say I'm not worth it,
People often say don't waste your time on me.

I do not know you that well,
I do not know how you think,
I do not know your reasons,
I do not know why you are ignoring me.

Why can't things stay the same?
Why can't it be like I thought it will be?
Why can't i just tell you the truth?
Why can't I hide my feelings from you?

It is hard to stop myself,
It is hard to stop my heart,
It is hard to tell you that,
It is hard for me to hide.

You probably would not know,
You probably would not care,
You probably would not see,
You probably would not bother to think.

I can never change your opinions,
I can never change you reasons,
I can never change my actions,
I can never change the fact that I love you.

-Wrote this in 1999, modified today 19th april 2001

A poem

Today I want to thank you.
Not for Anything
really special
but just because--
just because you have
a great personality
that makes you pleasant to be around.

Just because you are
So much fun.
but you know
when and how
to be serious.

Just because I feel like
I can talk to you
about pretty much anything
You make friendship
seem like no work at all,
and even though
that's the way it should be,
not every friendship
is easy.

Although there
are so many
woderful things
about you,
i want to thank you
most of all
for just being you--
because you are being you.
it's so naturally comfortable
being me.

Poem by Tara Centeio

Not Really (Author Unknown)

You were there, but not really,
You were mine but not really,
I never really had you,
So I never really lost you.
I suppose I'll forever be someone
wishfully thinking, I had you, you had me but not really!