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I am not going home. You can try to pull me back Tell me all the reasons you love me Remind me of all my duties and obligations Call to the moral compass that never points north inside of me- The one you planted in place of the heart you stole. But I will not come back, not to the house That is called "home" through sheer force of habit. Name a wolf "sheep"- he will turn on his "brothers" Name a devil angelic- he will cause the downfall of heaven Name a leopard a lapdog- his spots will not change. I named you loving, tender, gentle. I called you moral, caring, I dared to try and call you mine. I have spoken falsely, the sheer force of my want Making me liar, a false prophet. I am not going home- My home is in my own heart And you are not in it.
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May 4, 2014
May 4, 2014 at 12:45 PM UTC
Nora As I Would Have Liked Her
I am not going home. You can try to pull me back Tell me all the reasons you love me Remind me of all my duties and obligations Call to the moral compass that never points north inside of me- The one you planted in place of the heart you stole. But I will not come back, not to the house That is called "home" through sheer force of habit. Name a wolf "sheep"- he will turn on his "brothers" Name a devil angelic- he will cause the downfall of heaven Name a leopard a lapdog- his spots will not change. I named you loving, tender, gentle. I called you moral, caring, I dared to try and call you mine. I have spoken falsely, the sheer force of my want Making me liar, a false prophet. I am not going home- My home is in my own heart And you are not in it.
Trying something new. April 7, 2014 1:43 PM edited May 1, 2013
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May 4, 2014
May 4, 2014 at 12:45 PM UTC
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