acceptance
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I was holding on so tightTo what was onceWhat could’ve beenWhen there are othersWho freely gave moreWithout me asking. I kept pouringTo someone whose not readyI gave and was drainedUntil someone came to rescue meI wished it was youOver and overBut you proved to be anotherOtherwiseYou are but a lesson. Still I hope the best Continue reading
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Dismal
Not all those who are attractedTo your light, wishes you wellNor those who find you beautifulHave the purest intentions Stop asking why they didWhat they didThey knew it all those timesYou kept trying to understandBecause if it was youYou wouldn’t do that to them But you seeThere is war within themselvesBut it’s not your part Continue reading
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For myself
I want to start choosing myselfWhen you made me feelI had to compete with someone else I want to start choosing myselfBecause you kept sending mixed signalsJust enough to let me get stuckWe’re not moving forward I want to start choosing myselfBecause you never chose meI’m tired of reserving myselfFor someoneWho isn’t even sure of Continue reading
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Night sky
My love is the sunshineAnd I am the nightAs they sayAn artist must be freeTo follow their muse But how does the nightFollow the sunshine?When they liveAt different times? How does the moonlightEmbrace the sun?When they’re meant to be apart? How can the nightExist within the day?They cannotAnd will never be The moon can only Continue reading
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Refilling the gaps
I’m finally starting to liveWithout you all over againThe gaps you used to fillAre now empty spaces The days we used to talkWere endless so it seemedJust like our routine walksOr tea times so to speak But now, there are changes in my routineIt was hard to begin againBut I’ve found new friendsTo fill the Continue reading
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Love is
When my muse Is still unsure of meLove learns to wait When my museIs in need of understandingLove learns to give service When my museDecides to love me backLove learns to meet halfway But if my muse Decides to be with anotherLove learns to accept defeat But if my museDecides to reject me whollyLove learns Continue reading
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Innocence
When you want to hold on to innocenceBut your body tells you otherwiseThey grow in certain waysWhich do not entertain The host it seemsYou are at lostBecause your body growsFaster than your mind does so You want to enjoy the little thingsBut your body lead you to responsibilitiesNaked as you have come in to this Continue reading
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New Paths
They say take the roadFar less traveled byThe one of the two choicesOnly, that they provide But what is it in these two roads?Already made for us to chooseI myself cannot forseeTaking any of these for me Let me forge my own pathThe one that will take me to placesThe one not many will understandBut Continue reading
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String of Thoughts
Lost is a soulConfined in a space so smallThe body yearns to wonderSo strong like that of thunder WalkPast the lilies and memories of oldI wish to run away from the stories foretoldI remember the sight, the scent of liliesFar from the site of cities RunFaster to what’s aheadYet the past haunts me like the Continue reading
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Song
I’m listening to the same songBut I’m not crying anymoreIt’s not that I’ve forgottenHow can I forget such painYou’ve caused me? One thing’s certainI’ve grown out of itThe hurt is still thereBut I’ve learned to manage it Continue reading
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