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venuseyes
22/F
If I die in a school shooting I'll never go home again. My room will sit unused, A capsule frozen in time, A snapshot of how I was. If I die in a school shooting I'll never see my dog again. She will sit at the front door Waiting for me and wondering, Why I never came home. If I die in a school shooting I'll never graduate from high school. My yearbooks will sit stacked Stopped short of their goal, Missing years that should have been. If I die in a school shooting I'll never see my mom again. She will sit distraught, Planning a funeral For a child taken from her. If I die in a school shooting I'll never see my friends again. They'll sit together, missing me. One empty seat among them, A constant reminder of their loss. If I die in a school shooting I'll never see my little sister again. She will sit through high school Knowing I can't guide her through, That she has to figure it out alone. If I die in a school shooting My school will be stained. Pools of students lives will sit, Blood tattoos on the brick structures, Marks of death ground into it. If I die in a school shooting Everyone will wear black. They'll send their thoughts and prayers To a town marred by death, Forever to be the home of a shooting. If I die in a school shooting Will the world change? Or will I become one of hundreds   Of kids who have to die? What will it take? If things continue this way Children will have to live in fear. They'll look over their shoulders Always worried and wondering, If they'll die in a school shooting.
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Aug 25, 2018
Aug 25, 2018 at 9:17 AM UTC
If I Die in a School Shooting
If I die in a school shooting I'll never go home again. My room will sit unused, A capsule frozen in time, A snapshot of how I was. If I die in a school shooting I'll never see my dog again. She will sit at the front door Waiting for me and wondering, Why I never came home. If I die in a school shooting I'll never graduate from high school. My yearbooks will sit stacked Stopped short of their goal, Missing years that should have been. If I die in a school shooting I'll never see my mom again. She will sit distraught, Planning a funeral For a child taken from her. If I die in a school shooting I'll never see my friends again. They'll sit together, missing me. One empty seat among them, A constant reminder of their loss. If I die in a school shooting I'll never see my little sister again. She will sit through high school Knowing I can't guide her through, That she has to figure it out alone. If I die in a school shooting My school will be stained. Pools of students lives will sit, Blood tattoos on the brick structures, Marks of death ground into it. If I die in a school shooting Everyone will wear black. They'll send their thoughts and prayers To a town marred by death, Forever to be the home of a shooting. If I die in a school shooting Will the world change? Or will I become one of hundreds   Of kids who have to die? What will it take? If things continue this way Children will have to live in fear. They'll look over their shoulders Always worried and wondering, If they'll die in a school shooting.
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You can give them the world and show them how they shine, you can read love and meaning into every line, but if the author of the script doesn't see you together, let cornflowers grow over it and you will be better
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Jul 21, 2018
Jul 21, 2018 at 7:57 AM UTC
you will be better
How i wish you wouldn't collapse under every touch of mine and just let me run my shaking fingers down your spine i never met someone who made me calm and nervous at the same time
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Jul 21, 2018
Jul 21, 2018 at 7:51 AM UTC
Dread
There will come a time when the night air won’t send chills down my spine for it will no longer whisper your name. I will stop telling stories about you, for the moon has grew tired of hearing them and weariness is an awful thing to feel. The stars would appear brighter than your eyes, and I would hear lullabies again. The winds would be warm, the seas won’t crash waves, and I will no longer drown.
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Jul 7, 2018
Jul 7, 2018 at 6:05 PM UTC
I will learn to unlove you
The problem is you want a sensation You're searching for sensations like they're the only reason to be alive You need to lift your head up to something that is greater than you can imagine You choose to wonder about a mystery that you will never solve rather than cherishing the mystery that is inside you I don't have the power anymore to hope Everyday i'm hoping that you're going to understand that i can be your sensation I am a mermaid that was sent to guard you for the rest of your life and everyone can't help it but listen to my songs except you I can't look you in the eye anymore while knowing that you're throwing away the greatest gift you ever received Someday you're going to realize that a sensation is nothing but the shadow of a door crack You're going to turn around and expect me to be more than that but your mind has already turned me into something that you can use to outrun your fear of being alone
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Jul 7, 2018
Jul 7, 2018 at 8:14 AM UTC
Almost/Never
I don’t know why i’m reminiscing, but you remind me of last summer the sun is gently stroking your roof while i think of my dark lover The light blue crumbling facade gives me the pain of longing for a home that makes me wonder if i’ll see another morning It’s an eerie mystery why i prefer a thunderstorm the erratic and the uncanny over a sacred place of warmth I want your roof to be blown off, i want to scream and cry for i know love needs to be rough like nature is sublime
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Jun 28, 2018
Jun 28, 2018 at 4:09 AM UTC
The Old Witch's Cottage
All the boys are beautiful shadows with razors in their lungs we want to be chosen by their gem stone eyes but they’re scared to be beaten They have forbidden bottles under their beds pretty boys with herbs in their sleeves adventures on their eyelids Seeing the pain of the world and being forced to look away all they know is to worship the nights avoiding everything painful There’s a beautiful secret lying on the tip of their tongue we hear the same voices in our heads still our softness stays a threat We’re outlawed and hunted by them like witches they’re intimidated by our richness craving to touch our waists
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Jun 26, 2018
Jun 26, 2018 at 6:42 PM UTC
Boys