jordan-butler-1Whisper

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Apathetic CaretakerNot a day goes by that you don’t see me, / Sitting in my bed, alone. / I waste away.
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Jun 19, 2012
Clichés and YouI’ve got those feelings again: / Bubbles and heartthrob and all the clichés. / Find me in your eyes,
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Jun 19, 2012
Crystal and GlassYou hide behind crystal doors and glass walls, / Hoping to catch a glimpse of what you have only read in storybooks: / Perfection, doll-like and still.
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Jun 30, 2012
ExplorationI let myself finally admit it last night. / Twelve years seems like a long time to keep a secret, / especially from yourself.
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Oct 15, 2013
Five a.m.It’s five a.m. and I’m on top of the world. / You look at me and I smile. / You touch me and I shiver.
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Jun 19, 2012
Give Me the WorldIf the world stopped turning now, where would you be? / Would you truly be searching, / Reaching,
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Jun 19, 2012
Hatred is SurvivalLove—vulnerability in its truest form. / Nothing to show for it but bare nerves / and a small band of gold.
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Jun 19, 2012
How Much Good“How much can one man do?” / Ask me when my time is up, and I will tell you. / I haven’t finished giving, learning, teaching, yearning:
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Jun 19, 2012
I AmI / Am. / I have no need to be
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Jul 10, 2012
Less Than a MiracleI’m told that every day that I live is a miracle, / So why don’t I feel like one? / And who are you to tell me that? What great accomplishment do you count it to rise once more from bed?
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Jun 19, 2012
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