poem
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what i believe
this is what i believe. i believe something went terribly wrong. i believe in the brokenness of every one. i believe in the existence of a cure. i believe there is a God. i believe there is a reason for everything. i believe this life is full of pain. i believe this life is not…
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end too soon
i’ll be honest with you i’m only capable of lies i know my place and play the role of a prince in a frog disguise see this story ends too soon everything fades to black before the magic, before the kiss before i win her back
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shoulder rose
she stumbled out in front of your car arms up wiping blood from her nose you wouldn’t have recognized her if it wasn’t for her shoulder rose a little faded on older skin you held her hand as she winced two months later she slapped your face and you haven’t seen her since for a…
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when it dies
there is a sound love makes when it dies most people mistake it for a sigh and by the time they realize it’s all over but goodbye and she doesn’t want to hurt him because he looks for her to heal she’s terrified about forever but more afraid of how he’ll feel when kindness could…
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the other side of everything
it’s ending! it’s ending! all colors are blending i can’t say i want to die but i’d love to close my eyes and open them a world away some dark night to this long day and the end has finally come to go back where i came from like some place i’ve never been i’m…
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at your word
they say i can’t depend on you for anything unless i depend on you for everything am i saved from the fires of hell by the weak wings of tinkerbell? if i doubt, will i hear your voice? does it really simplify down to my choice? if i only hear what i know i will…
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stranger
a stranger rode in from somewhere south his face told more stories than his mouth he stopped first at our general store his old boots left tracks on the floor momma mumbled and grabbed a broom followed the man around the room my father asked him where he was going he replied, “nowhere worth knowing”…