Re:Desiderata
by pkorzeniewski on Wednesday February 06, 2013 @10:59AM
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We'll all read it, nod head in agreement, maybe even have an afterthought and a moment later just forget about it :)
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This is not necessarily true. There are a number of poems whose lines play through my head at critical moments in my life.
Although most people will "one ear out the other" with something like this, it'll affect a few permanently.
The best (and worst) side of words will do this.