derek-millerWhisper

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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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Feb 24, 2011
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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Feb 24, 2011
Beauty IsBeauty is the beating heart, / Love's first kiss, or sad depart. / A glimpse unto the soul within,
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Feb 24, 2011
CastawayI clipped my nails this morning / And mourned the loss of that claw-like keratin / It is strange to consider
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May 20, 2023
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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Feb 24, 2011
DetailsThere is a book of poetry pressed into your stomach. / Its pages take your warmth from the line they have made above your navel. / I am jealous of that script.
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May 21, 2023
Fare thee wellAdieu, adieu. Parting is such sweet sorrow. / Sweet like antifreeze on the tongues of feral cats / who breathe their last in forgotten hovels or a roadside ditch.
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May 23, 2023
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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Feb 24, 2011
Forever and AlwaysForever linked by chains of love, your promise was the key. / Our bond was that of fabled myths, together we were free. / Removed from claims that love could fade, so sure were we in hope.
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Feb 24, 2011
Identityto say that i am fed up now / would be a gross distortion. / blithe ignorance, i can't allow
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Feb 24, 2011
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