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Love and Junk

How do you measure
What's junk and what's treasure?
Sometimes it's all
In the way you observe

Cause a bird makes a nest
Of the ribbons you've left
Out in the yard --
Sometimes it's just how you serve

And a heart that's neglected
By one, is respected
By another who decides
Love's a gift undeserved

Do you ever embrace
What someone else says is waste?
Well, beauty they say,
Is in the eye of the beholder

You might find you adore
Something in a thrift store
Though most people like new
Sometimes you prefer older

So don't let your love
For unwanted stuff
Make you feel lesser than --
A caring heart grows bolder

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My nine year old niece just went to an art installation made out of trash and I wanted to write a song about how one person's trash is another person's treasure.
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