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a reminder for the idiot that keeps crawling back
stop comparing me to the sun, / i like the stars better, / stop texting me at 3 am,
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Dec 26, 2014
THE WORLD'S BURNING
the world is in revolution, / kids are dying on the streets / and there is screaming at all hours of the day.
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Dec 10, 2014
Untitled
Yes #AllLivesMatter but I'm told my life / matters everyday in the essence of white privelge. / We don't need to be told that our lives matter,
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Dec 3, 2014
would you rather have the stars or the blue sky?
your thoughts don't even fill the universe when you / think about it. they float about looking for someone / to cure their loneliness while they try to be heard.
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Dec 3, 2014
you have a band aid for a paper cut but i'd rather just shut you up
you wear a band aid over a paper cut, / and then laugh when you hear that this / country was built on blood.
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Nov 26, 2014
stop fucking pretending and get a better life
You used to talk about how / much you needed coffee to / keep you awake in English class.
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Nov 22, 2014
a note to the highschool girl with blonde hair:
I. you don't even know who you are yet, but you still have to stand on top of buildings and scream what you stand for. people won't hear your values unless you write it on their skin and tattoo it into their minds, so that’s what you’ll do. / II. you aren't vain or stupid for idolizing singers with blonde hair and blue eyes, because they look like you, and yet they’re strong and beautiful. it’s okay when you connect to their music then you connect to your favorite boy band. they’ll teach you how your resident fuckboy means nothing compared to you. they’ll teach you how to winged eyeliner, and how to put your hair in a messy bun. they’ll teach you a new love for songwriting and you’ll probably want to start playing guitar, but the biggest thing is that you relate to them and they give you confidence. / III. wear your goddamn choker and straighten your hair (or leave it wavy if you’d rather). wear your dark eyeliner and cover your eyelashes with mascara. if you want to wear blue knee high socks, please do. keep your hipster shoes untied if you want. ignore the fuckboy who thinks you look nice but not in the right way, and go buy that dark lipstick you've been wanting for weeks.
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Nov 16, 2014
the universe has secrets (i didn't say anything about the clouds)
the universe is spilling its secrets, / but you're not here to see it. / i guess you rubbed off on everyone
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Nov 11, 2014
you're a fucking addict but you're addicted to me
stop. / put that goddamn alcohol down / i just want to look into your eyes
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Nov 3, 2014
tell me how to save a life at 3am
it's 3am, / and you're sitting over there, / with bruises covering
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Oct 18, 2014
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