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I gave my heart to one I thought was true, His voice was calm, his eyes like gentle rain. But hidden truths behind his charm once grew, Now every glance recalls a deeper pain. He spoke of love yet held his own apart, A fortress sealed from all I tried to give. He claimed no space for me within his heart, Yet let me dream that we could ever live. The signs were there, yet I refused to see, I shaped his silence into sacred sound. Now truth unfolds its bitter gift to me: That love, when false, can hollow honest souls. He’s gone, but now I see with sharpened eyes, What once were blurred lines, were just blurred lies.
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May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM UTC
Blurred Li(n)es
I gave my heart to one I thought was true, His voice was calm, his eyes like gentle rain. But hidden truths behind his charm once grew, Now every glance recalls a deeper pain. He spoke of love yet held his own apart, A fortress sealed from all I tried to give. He claimed no space for me within his heart, Yet let me dream that we could ever live. The signs were there, yet I refused to see, I shaped his silence into sacred sound. Now truth unfolds its bitter gift to me: That love, when false, can hollow honest souls. He’s gone, but now I see with sharpened eyes, What once were blurred lines, were just blurred lies.
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May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM UTC
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