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Stranger Lover

*Another broken dish

Another door off the hinge

Who am I with

You're not my wish

Listen to the walls

This relationship falls

These bruises

Those cuts

I stopped trying to understand

So I begin to lift my hand

Now trembling, I shake

Hearts begin to break

Those eyes aren't the same

So why do I stay

I'm the one to blame

This isn't a game

Where was our first date

What's my favorite song

This has gone on too long

Tarnished slate, stained plate

New person masked

In a casing of the past

Leave again and see

You won't have me*

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joseph-norris
American
Published
Aug 19, 2013
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