He said I was special
for the way I smiled
and the words I spoke.
He said I was special
for the woman I was
and for the way
I made him feel.
But when he said
you were special
for your smile
and your words
and the way
you made him feel,
I knew
I was never special
at all.
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Very nice. Deep
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Thank you.
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Ahh! Love it ❤️
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Thank you!
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Ah, but he thought you were!
A perfect case of “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, and this poem is beautiful.
Hugs.
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Thanks… But I think when someone thinks everyone is special, no one is…
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To be considered special, even for a brief period, is great.
Accept the compliment, for it lasts forever.
At that time, in that place, and to that person, you were special. No-one can ever deny that, take it away, or change the circumstance.
Hugs to a special lady.
I have other special ladies too, but that does not make you any the less special!
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I guess I’m just selfish… and maybe I want to be the most special. Or I’m thinking of the times when the person told me I was special and I was the only one…
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You’re overthinking again!!!!
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I can’t be any other way…
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Ouch. 😕
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Ouch too!
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I think it’s hard to see someone who thinks you’re special act the exact same way to someone else. Kind of makes you feel un-special…
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Totally. Especially if the person got you to believe you were special… Sad thing to experience 😦
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Yes, exactly. I can think of four times in my life that this happened to me. I think it has eaten away at my self-confidence…
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That’s terrible. *hugs*
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Right? 😕
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You know what they say…. Life’s a beach! 😉
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As it should be! 😎😎
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Sucks when you feel special until you realize the person in question thinks someone(s) else is special, too. Then you’re not very special, are you? Maybe that’s selfish but that’s how I feel…
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That is a crappy feeling. 😕
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Has happened to me more than once…
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Me too. 😏
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heart broken!!
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I know… I’m such a downer…
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Your poetry is always so beautifully written but that just broke my heart! 😦
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Thank you… I think I’m much better at the sad stuff…
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that’s ok! 🙂 you really are very good at it!
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Thanks 🙂
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These are painful moments. I’m not sure if I can articulate this correctly: if we can’t look beyond our own noses and measure a person for their own worth, I feel like we need to gain some awareness and a lot of maturity. For myself, a person’s worth is not measured by how they make me feel.
Took a lifetime to learn to measure someone by them and not me.
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I think I know what you mean… And I’m not quite sure I’ve learned that yet…
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The first step is knowing how much it hurts, I suppose.
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This is the worst. Everyone feels this kind of pain at some point. Don’t we all want to feel special to someone? Just one person at least?
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Yes…
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