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Tell Me

by Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

Tell me I'm clever,
Tell me I'm kind,
Tell me I'm talented,
Tell me I'm cute,
Tell me I'm sensitive,
Graceful and wise,
Tell me I'm perfect-
But tell me the truth.




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Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
• Job 34:4


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