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devante moore Nov 2017
He's tormented by his past
Every night
Wakes up in a sweaty mess
And out of breath
Goes In his bathroom  
Stares in the mirror
Not sure what he's looking at
Then Yells and yells
Finally he punches the glass
Shredding his worn out knuckle  
Pulls the mirror from the hinges out of frustration
Throws it on the floor
While the voices in his head laugh
He strips the shower curtain
Rips it in half
Then yells some more
Until his throat becomes sore
Goes under the bathroom sink
Grabs the hammer
That's awefully dull
Grips it tight in his hand
Until the pain he can't withstand
Then he goes at the walls
Bashing
Smashing
Trying to destroy it all
He's tormented by his past
Still see flashes of memories
Dancing on the shattered glass
Finally he stops
And drops
The broken glass imbed itself in his knees
There's a woman smiling at him
From within a shard of glass
"You don't have to cry anymore, go back to sleep"
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devante moore Nov 2017
I'm sorry
I failed you
I know I promised to always hold on
But I just couldn't keep you in my grip
I tried to always hold you in the palm of my hands
But you just filtered through the seems like sand
Im ashamed to see
All the scars you bare on your body because of me
I let you go
And watched everyone else pull you down
Back riddle with marks
From being drugged on the ground
You always treated some like royalty
But you've never been crowned
I know I let you down
But I'm back now
Tried reaching out to pick you back up
But you just slapped my hand away
And frowned
What don't you remember me?
Aren't I still the person
You see
When you look in the mirror
Aren't you still looking at me?  
I know I let you down
Tried taking care of everyone else
But never looked after me
devante moore Nov 2017
Here we are
At one of your family gatherings
I caught a glimpse of you
Sitting across the way
And immediately turned away
Hoping we didn't meet eyes
I could feel my heart
Trying to slash its way through the lungs and bash through my ribs
Wanting out of my chest
Who would've thought in a million years
I'd see you here
Out of all the places
A random gathering of people
All ken to you
Trying to stay calm
But now I'm nervous
Legs shaking
Head aching
Over thinking
Hope that nobody knew
If they found out I'd be shunned
And hung by my own shame
I haven't talked to god in awhile
But I needed a miracle
Please please don't let attention be drawn to me
Or for anyone call out my name
Like they usually do
If they did I wouldn't know what to do
I was desperately trying to hold on to this secret
Kept by me and you
That last night I slept with you
devante moore Nov 2017
I use to stay up all night
If you were in pain
I'd be the ice
You applied me to you, whenever you need too
But I didn't mind
You were mighty fine
And my family adored you
But it turns out you were a trickster
Tried to play my heart like a drum
It would've worked
But my heart couldn't be rung
It didn't carry a beat
It needed to be strummed
But my heart was way out of tune
Plus it was previously swept away in my last girl typhoon
You see she was one of those good people out there
But sadly I was more like you
A liar
Manipulative
Replied to all your love you's
I love you too
But that was never true
I was just reading from the script
Reciting a line
Like a play we were acting out
But really
You were just a drawing to me
And I was trying to erase parts I didn't like about you
You were trying to play me
And I was slowly trying to change you
See you thought I was a good guy
But you can't fool a fool
Without getting fool too
Love is really a game
And I haven't been in love in a very long time
You see I'm no longer a good person, no not anymore
Not after parting ways from you
devante moore Nov 2017
It only happens at night
This battle against temptation
This awful fight
During the day I'm alright
Because it's harder to sin when there's light
But when the sun goes down
It's harder to say no
And I hold out for days
But when that addiction comes knocking and scratching at my bedroom door
I can never tell it to go away
devante moore Aug 2017
Two plus two
Equals four
Four plus four
Equals more
I want more
More
I want more
More
I want fast cars, a big yard
Pretty girls, on each arm
I want more
More
I want more
More
That's what they want
These days
I want diamonds rings, shoes that gleam
Big purses, expensive things
I want more
More
I want more
That's what they want
These days
devante moore Aug 2017
It really reeks
Like decaying flesh
It stinks
I try to cover my face
But it still gets through the crevices in my fingers
And fill up my nose
The smell stains my clothes
I even tried to air out
Opened up a few windows
But nothing works
Love stinks so bad
It's starting to hurt
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