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White paint peels off to leave the walls bare, naked and exposed to elements. Much like his soul. Starved of love and affection, accepted but not wanted. Tolerated. The sun casts his shadows on those He frowns upon, leaving winding roads to spiral out of control. Time shifts his world from it's axis as it progresses, it doesn't heal, it doesn't lessen, It just is. Echoes of your voice ricochets to find his heart, carrying the exact weight they did the second they fled your tongue, never shedding an ounce of momentum "The waves of pain that had only lapped at him before now reared up high and pulled him under .."
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Sep 22, 2014
Sep 22, 2014 at 10:08 PM UTC
His World Exposed & Starved
White paint peels off to leave the walls bare, naked and exposed to elements. Much like his soul. Starved of love and affection, accepted but not wanted. Tolerated. The sun casts his shadows on those He frowns upon, leaving winding roads to spiral out of control. Time shifts his world from it's axis as it progresses, it doesn't heal, it doesn't lessen, It just is. Echoes of your voice ricochets to find his heart, carrying the exact weight they did the second they fled your tongue, never shedding an ounce of momentum "The waves of pain that had only lapped at him before now reared up high and pulled him under .."
travis-lee
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Sep 22, 2014
Sep 22, 2014 at 10:08 PM UTC
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