derek-millerWhisper

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PolarisWake me. Shake me. Just embrace me. Let it all unfold. / Tame the pain that boils insane and stand for me to hold. / Rise and run the race you won for I still can't believe
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TrepidationRampant, bold uncertainty; at times it grows unchecked. / A fearful twinge too often spreads, surpassing all holds kept. / The bars affixed to life you've grasped, once linear and true
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Identityto say that i am fed up now / would be a gross distortion. / blithe ignorance, i can't allow
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Convenient Friendwhat's it like when all forget you? / how does it feel when the world just quits too? / they fell in line and left me stranded.
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Forbidden FruitMy journey through the forlorn miles, / The one's compelled by hated trials, / Brought me to a place once seen
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A War Worth FightingTormented by the inhibitions left by static spite, / Basking in the frigid drafts consuming all my might, / Tolerance of discontent is waning as I seek--
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AgoPast of dread, to you I cry. / Please duly note, I plead. / Life of yearning, that of grief,
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Beauty IsBeauty is the beating heart, / Love's first kiss, or sad depart. / A glimpse unto the soul within,
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MaelstromTo see the spark that died out quickly, / Then feel the hurt that flew in swiftly, / Brought the dawn's rays brisk and cold,
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The Heart's DefianceTrue, best laid plans shall go awry. / Now, sadly, this I've found. / Cheap lies that make the bold heart cry
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