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 Apr 4 Soulless
Emma Katka
Staring
at the empty word document on my screen
Waiting
for a jolt of poetic words that can express
everything inside of me I've been avoiding
But I'm coming up with nothing
empty hands
empty mind
empty heart
I feel censored in my art  
and I don't know how to remove the static
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
skin
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
for the past few years I knew her
you could not see her skin
through the mask of her makeup
her skin painted smooth
every blemish concealed away
but suddenly this year
something is amiss
her skin; I see it clearly now
that her mask no longer exists
I see now for the first time
her skin is red and raw and rough
beautifully unique
what changed
to make her love her skin again?
And just how do I make myself feel the same?
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
Atlas
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
I would like
to take the sky
from Atlas
and hold it up
proving to everyone
just how strong I was before I broke
I would like
to take the sky
from Atlas
and let the weight of the world fall on my shoulders
proving to everyone
I've done it before
I would like
to take the sky
from Atlas
and let it crush me
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
chain
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
your words are the chain
that I will drag as a ghost
every word
a new link
clink
clink
clink
by the time you are done
my chain's a mile long
and your fist
is the shackle 'round my ankle
and your heart
bruised and beaten and battered
is the ball at the end of the chain
'till I
clatter
clatter
clatter
anytime I move
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
easier
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
What's wrong?
they ask
and its just
easier
To smile and say "nothing"
then to tell them the truth
So now I don't even give them the chance
to ask
I just plaster on a smile
and an uncaring attitude
and adopt them permanently
so they think I'm okay
because its just easier
then telling them the truth
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
The perfect family
Smile for the public
No one knows what's beneath the laughter and jokes
No one suspects that they are anything less than
The perfect family
Picture perfect house
Picture perfect appearance
Won’t someone look a little deeper
Look past the expensive things
Look at the expressions
Can’t you tell
That this isn’t a perfect family?
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
help
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
Please
I beg of you
Please don't leave me behind
Please
I need you
Don't leave me here
Wait!
Don't walk away!
You're leaving me behind!
Wait!
Look back!
You're leaving me here!
Help
I'm begging you
Don't leave me behind!
Help
I need you
Please don't leave me here.
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
FREE
 Apr 4 Soulless
Lyle
I just want to be free
Unbound, unchained, untethered
I don't want to worry about what anyone thinks of me
I just want to jump and sing and fly
I'll go far away, where the sun always shines
And nobody will even know the meaning of the word cry
I just want you to let go of me already
I'm old enough to do it myself
Can't you see that I'm way past ready?
I just don't need you anymore
I want to be free; let go of me!
What do you keep holding on for?
I want to leap for joy, bask in the sun
Not have to stress about anything else
I'll sleep all I want and spend the days having fun!
Shouldn't that be what you'd want for me?
Wouldn't you want me to do it myself?
Wouldn't you want me to be FREE?
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