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AE Jan 2015
I met a young man on the streets
he had a backpack full of school books
I bought him lunch and sat with him
he told me about his family
how his mother was insane
his father a drunk
he was from New York
and to make money he performed spoken word in the subway
he said he needed to disappear
to get away from his hell he called home
and I had tears in my eyes
he had the biggest smile
his eyes shimmered
no matter what his life was like
he said he was happy to be alive
and I wish I had the courage he has  
I spent ten minutes with a man from the streets
who had a backpack full of school books
and a smile that could save the world
he tipped his hat toward me and shook my hand
and that was the last time I saw
*Benjamin.
AE Jan 2015
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they say when you love someone
 you let them go
but how can I let go of someone
    I can never imagine myself without?

when you fall in love
   your whole life before them just
    disappears.
it's like you've never experienced the world
without them by your side.
  Jan 2015 AE
Tom t
loving someone
unconditionally
seems to only result
in you being hurt
unconditionally
AE Jan 2015
you stole my breath but gave me life.
AE Jan 2015
I've found that I'm terrible with my words.
and when it comes to you
I  forget how to speak entirely.
  Jan 2015 AE
Raquel Centore
Your leaving
please dont
Message for him
AE Jan 2015
what happened to the happy girl I used to be? did she die alongside the empty beer bottles and jail visits? I wish I could go back and warn myself that you are not the man I thought you were. I looked up to you, I loved you. now at age 16 and a set of scars to prove your love was fake, I now understand why you left. I was too much stress, you couldn't handle me. hell I can't handle me either. no matter how badly you've treated me, I still cared. when you had a heart attack I wanted to lend you mine in hopes to heal your broken one. now I want to reach my fist inside your chest and rip the remaining sliver out myself. and I know that sounded harsh but you cannot expect me to be okay with your decisions. you ruined any chance of me ever being loved. any chance of me being free. i do not trust boys who bring me flowers because even being struck by petals can hurt.
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