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by Ricardo Alvarez
I used to be a star
shining high for all eyes to see
and marvel.
I used to say
I am what I am
But now I'm a dingy closet;
I've become dark and shallow
like storm water running off curbs
down the drain.
Now I say I am what you want me to be;
Why can't I shine
like a star...
I want to go back
to the beautiful star...
I am what I am.