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An open ear

I try to escape

These problems are not my own

But something keeps me in

Maybe it is my friends

The ones who I care about

The ones who were hurt

If anything it should be for them

I should try to stay strong for them

And the thing is

I seem to be doing it for them

And for others as well

I don't understand

I have tried multiple times

Always coming so close to escape

Only to find myself dragged in again

I try to tell myself it isn't my problem

But I know that is a lie

It became my problem

 The second I opened my ear

I listened

I got involved

Ever so slightly

I was involved

I couldn't just abandon it

So I come back

And I realize that I will always come back

Simply because of my open ear

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Mar 1, 2010
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