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Today,

I realized

That the nicest people,

Aren't the ones who've gotten the most hurt,

The nicest people

Are the humble ones

The ones that don't speak much,

yet spread love

with their kind words.

The nicest people aren't your family

The nicest people are strangers,

Because despite not knowing you,

Where you come from,

Or where you're going,

They smile at you

and (sometimes) tell you kind words

Without knowing

Whether you deserve them or not.

The kindest people

Are the wayfaring strangers

The ones you know nothing of

The ones you'll never know of

Those are the kindest people

And despite you wish you knew them more,

You really don't

Because you'll get to know

The real them

And it's better

To know nothing of someone

And see their pretty side

Rather their crude, ugly side

Because that's when you wish

They were still nothing more than

Wayfaring strangers

Passing by.

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