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Your grandfather died when you were five You never cried Never screamed Never grew a fit Never did anything You felt nothing You tried to make yourself cry You tried to make yourself look sad But really, you were happy One less mouth to feed One less problem to deal with You were fifteen You heard you're parents were getting a divorce You never cried Never screamed Never grew a fit Never did anything You felt nothing You tried to make yourself cry You tried to make yourself look sad But really, you were happy One less mouth to feed One less problem to deal with Now, your mother has died Your seventeen Everyone cried their eyes out Screamed and hollered But you just sat there You never cried Never screamed Never grew a fit Never did anything You felt nothing You tried to make yourself cry You tried to make yourself look sad But really, you were happy One less mouth to feed One less problem to deal with But now they’re coming back Those emotions you said you never had Those emotions you’re tried to hide Because you're not heartless And it’s okay to let it out And its okay to miss them You're not a monster
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Oct 8, 2011
Oct 8, 2011 at 11:52 AM UTC
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Your grandfather died when you were five You never cried Never screamed Never grew a fit Never did anything You felt nothing You tried to make yourself cry You tried to make yourself look sad But really, you were happy One less mouth to feed One less problem to deal with You were fifteen You heard you're parents were getting a divorce You never cried Never screamed Never grew a fit Never did anything You felt nothing You tried to make yourself cry You tried to make yourself look sad But really, you were happy One less mouth to feed One less problem to deal with Now, your mother has died Your seventeen Everyone cried their eyes out Screamed and hollered But you just sat there You never cried Never screamed Never grew a fit Never did anything You felt nothing You tried to make yourself cry You tried to make yourself look sad But really, you were happy One less mouth to feed One less problem to deal with But now they’re coming back Those emotions you said you never had Those emotions you’re tried to hide Because you're not heartless And it’s okay to let it out And its okay to miss them You're not a monster
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brian-miller
American
Oct 8, 2011
Oct 8, 2011 at 11:52 AM UTC
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