{"id":158,"date":"2014-11-30T05:19:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T09:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freerangepoetry.com\/?p=158"},"modified":"2015-01-07T16:17:04","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T20:17:04","slug":"i-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.freerangepoetry.com\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"I Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"

I believe in seven impossible things before breakfast
\nI believe in the game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth
\nI believe the roads we walk will never end
\nAnd I believe I love you<\/p>\n

I believe in the healing power of music
\nI believe in the faith in a good night’s sleep
\nI believed in the Higgs boson before it was cool
\nAnd I believe I love you<\/p>\n

But we are all gladiators in the arena of the Self
\nAnd my belief sustains me only for so long
\nWe face our\u00a0fears and doubts in the arena
\nMy love for you is all the shield I hold<\/p>\n

We shall build a bridge of hope<\/em>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I believe we can<\/em>
\nWe can bridge the river of our tears<\/em>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I believe we can\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I believe that poetry is a tonic for the psyche
\nI believe in dragons, dashing deeds, and derring-do
\nI believe that books are visas in our passports of\u00a0escape
\nAnd I believe I love you<\/p>\n

I believe you when you say you’ll call me
\nI believe you when you say you’ll write
\nI believe, when you say you love me
\nAnd I believe I love you<\/p>\n

But alone I am a gladiator in the\u00a0arena of my Self
\nAnd my belief sustains me only for so long
\nI face my fears and doubts in my arena
\nMy love for you is all the shield I hold<\/p>\n

And I believe I love you<\/p>\n

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I believe in seven impossible things before breakfast I believe in the game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth I believe the roads we walk will never end…<\/p>\n

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