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By scqueen Date: 2001 Sep 19 Comment on this Work [[2001.09.19.23.02.20139]] |
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I got new spectacles today. They are brown - plastic and thin, pronounced even - instead of clear and rimless, like before. I was called "preppy" (ick) "secretary-like" (not so bad) and "cool" (even better)... by co-workers, - all within a few hours. I am "defined", but not really. Then, I talked to a Muslim. A business associate, friend, heartwarming guy. I felt like a kid in class, learning for the first time - who he is, what he believes, feels, wants, dreams. He loves, like me. Wants peace, like me. Thinks war doesn't work without a resolution, like me. He isn't afraid here, says he can't worry about what might happen. We're a world apart... Me and Sam. But he's my friend - And I wonder, if he got... new spectacles? |