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Created on: April 14, 2009
A gentle touch
is all that we ask,
from the world outside
and the people we pass.
We are here as one
in case you didn't know,
and if we treat each other gently,
it heals our universal soul.
Think of us as the velvet
on the petal of a rose,
your actions can crush us
and the bloom that we hold.
So remember when we meet
no matter where we are
if we have a gentle touch
We can heal the worlds scars.
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