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Loneliness RepetetiveThe woman poured herself another glass of wine, / Like another night alone. / The house was empty,
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ScorpioBefore I begin, let me make one thing perfectly clear: / Everything I’ve ever given a **** about, I’ve been unabashedly critical of. / So believe me when I say that I appreciate ever word out of your mouth I’ve spanned the distance to hear.
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FingerprintsThe night I met you, you put your hand to my chest. / I sunk to the bottom of this hole, / And alone in the dark, I pulled myself apart,
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Slow erosionI always knew I was made of stone, / hardened and scarred by the weather / But with the very weather that tarnished the surface,
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UndefeatedYou have never known my pain / Until you have to cover every inch of yourself, / Tugging sleeves and pants in the heat;
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Mind Cancer EnigmaI’m ****** in the head. / It’s like cancer. / Not cancer of the brain but cancer of the mind.
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A GiftRose petals blanket the ground / Sterling silver lullaby / My ears bleed
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OvercastYour hair is gleaming, sweeping like a curtain across your face / The wind rolled through, you smiled. / You wondered what you had missed.
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A Morning Of HopesThe carpet squishes between my toes. / Your shirt is smooth against my skin as I pace. / The sheets are in a tangle around your legs,
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Habits.I am a mess of habits, scooped with shaking hands like rusted pennies. / I breathe more nicotine than I do oxygen. / I bite my nails like that is the only way I can keep from clawing my skin off my bones.
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