Poetry

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It is what it is, whatever it is,
   and nothing can be taken back.
It is what it is, whatever it is;
   and I am not talking smack.

You are just you, and I am just me,
   we often don't see eye to eye.
But when I'm with you, we help us to see
   who we are is just alright.

It is what it is, whatever it is,
   we both seem to like it that way.
It is what it is, whatever it is,
   we can each have our say.

I respect you. You respect me.
It grows much more when we talk.
We allow each other just to be.
There's no reason to balk.

It is what it is, whatever it is,
   and God has made us that way.
It is what it is, whatever it is,
   and we're okay if it stays.

You are so different, and I am the same,
   it makes us both laugh so much.
Just to know each other has been our gain;
   we're both diamonds in the rough.

It is what it is, whatever it is;
   I think we're gonna leave it alone.
It is what it is, whatever it is;
   it almost seems to feel like home.
It is what it is, whatever it is;
   I don't think we're taking it back.
It is what it is, whatever it is;
   I think we both enjoy the fact.

© 9-8-2011

For Francine and Bob and their special friendship.

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