Stop Me

please stop me
don't let me make the same mistakes
why don't we learn from our original mistakes?

we are human

humans are flawed
everyone is flawed
it makes this world what it is
but is that a good thing?

please stop me
i dont want to hurt anyone
for me to suffer would be preferred

do i hurt anyone?
am i of enough importance to matter to anyone?
no
i am insignificant

please stop me
stop me getting my hopes up
hopes of being important to someone
one day
somewhere
somehow
please stop this pain

LAH November 1999

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