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Want to be

Dead you say, you want to be,
Be lifeless and still,
Still you won't attempt to be,
For that is much harder.
.
Harder than the life you live,
Live as though you are dead,
Dead you say, you want to be
Still you won't attempt it

Bright you say, you want to be, 
Be exuberant and energetic,
Energetic you won't attempt to be,
For that is much harder

Harder than the life you live,
Live as though you aren't bright,
Bright you say, you want to be
Still you won't attempt it.

Smart you say, you want to be, 
Be intelligent and knowing,
Knowing you won't attempt to be,
For that is much harder

Harder than the life you live,
Live as though you are dumb,
Smart you say, you want to be,
Still you won't attempt it

-Poem Fanatic
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