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DREAMING
I DREAMED LAST NIGHT OF A LOVE, THE LOVE OF A LIFETIME.
I HAD THAT LOVE ONCE AND NEVER KNEW IT.
IT IS NOT SO MUCH THAT I NEVER KNEW, BUT THAT I NEVER APPRECIATED IT.
I TOOK FOR GRANTED THAT IT WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE.
BUT, ISN'T THAT WHAT EVERYONE SAYS?
IT WAS A LOVE THAT I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.
IT IS A LOVE THAT I WILL RETURN TO IF I AM ABLE.
BUT, I WILL GO ON.
I MUST GO ON!
IF I STOP AND LET THE WORLD CONTINUE WITHOUT ME,
I WILL NEVER GET THAT "ONE IN A MILLION" CHANCE TO RETURN.
SOMEDAY, I MAY FIND LOVE IN ANOTHER.
BUT, I WILL NOT TRY AND REPLACE THAT LOVE I DREAMED ABOUT LAST NIGHT.
I WILL KEEP THAT LOVE WITH ME FOREVER, AND BUILD A NEW LOVE.
ONE THAT WILL NOT FORGET WHO IS MOST IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE BESIDES MYSELF.
IF MY DREAM COULD COME TRUE,
I WOULD BUILD THAT NEW LOVE WITH MY LOVE OF A LIFETIME.
IF ONLY TIME WILL ALLOW FOR MISTAKES OF THE HEART,
THEN I WILL HAVE THAT LOVE WITH ME FOREVER
William N. Simpson © 1983,2001
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