sarah-johnsonWhisper

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The RefugeeYou come running back because you expect her to be there. / You don't have the slightest clue of how much it hurts her. / But there you are, digging deeper for that love that you don't deserve.

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The Beauty of the SituationI'm not too sure if I can compare your existence / to the dandelion that blossomed in the crack / of the old paved parking lot or the tone of

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Necessarily NecessaryI most certainly do not care that you went for a jog at 4 am or that you overslept your alarm clock for work. / I do not care that you drove to Harvey's because you wanted some food or you washed all the dishes and still had no fork. / It is not necessarily necessary that you post every detail of your life online.

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Take Me SomewhereFrom there to hereFrom here to there.Take me somewhere but not too nearTake me somewhere where I wont care.Take me to a place where I wont regret.Take me to a place that I'll never forget.Take me with you, always by your side.Take me somewhere, where I'll never have to hide.

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Palmetto Bay SandYou once lay with me under a blanket of sun / and held me in your hands. The texture of my / fine debris slipping through the crevices of

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The Place Where Books are KeptSpines so straight, I've never seen before, usually broken and weathered; Never so tethered. / Spines of wood in all one direction. / The text is there, but nothing is clear.

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When Conversations RetiredMy eyes began to hide as we retired conversation. / My eyes began to hide as the night grew tired / And we’d lie next to eachother like two lines on the road

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The Defendant and The PlaintiffI have not felt regret in a long time. / It's a feeling of remorse and loss. / Like I have committed some kind of crime.

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A Break-up Letter To The PastDearest Past, / It's really strange and interesting to look back at where we used to be and then compare it to where we are now. Most of the times I constantly ask myself and tell myself, "Really!? What was I thinking?" Half of the time I wonder why I still remember the stuff that I put up for so long and the other half I spend wondering when I became smart enough to forget about you. / I also noticed that I tend to forget the things that used to mean a lot to me. Obviously it is because you don't mean jack squat to me anymore, but it is strange to know that something that used to be so familiar is not anymore. People that I used to know and be so close to are so distant that I can't even remember their names or faces. Although I do remember the best more than the worst, I still remember the worst as detailed as ever. However, I finally realized that I can not change you and once I say goodbye to you there is no going back. It is time to let things go so I can finally look at you and compare you to the present and thank God for what I have now and what we don't have anymore. I've replaced the bad memories with better and more familiar ones. I've replaced the old with something new. I've replaced you with not only one but two; the present and future. I wish you the best of luck in other peoples lives and I promise I won't bring up the bad things; only the good.

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Things We Used to DoWe used to dance to the sounds of our youth / but I haven't heard that song in a while and / it seems that I have forgotten all the moves.

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