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Collected Item: “One day”

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One day

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text

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I hope one day,
When someone asks me how I’m doing,
I’ll say that I’m good,
And truly mean it.

I hope one day,
That I have no feeling of missing,
And have all the people,
Together with no concern.

I hope one day,
I can breathe in the world,
And not have to worry about masking myself.

I hope one day,
I’ll go to the hospital,
And see the doctors laughing.

I hope one day,
I’ll truly forgive.
Forgive myself,
And forgive others,
Of always wanting,
Wanting something more.

Shall we not hope on that day,
To work at home,
For being tired
Of running to school?

Shall we not hope,
To run away,
Or mask ourselves
In disguise?

Shall we not hope,
That we did something more,
While in,
This everlasting void of unhappiness?

Shall we not hope,
That we had been better,
That we had resisted,
And pushed on?

So,
I hope on that day,
We will not regret,
We will forgive,
We will understand.
We will hope.

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smhopes, artofrecovery, artsamo, santamonica, lincolnmiddleschool, school, hope,

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Jenna K.

Give this story a date.

2021-03-26
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