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I chased the cliff Just to stand on the edge of something that didn’t remind me of someone I took the plunge Just to feel the cold concrete wings sprout from my tired broken back I closed my eyes and said they would surely hold me up this time And for the last time, again I knew I had lied to myself, again
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Jul 15, 2025
Jul 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM UTC
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I chased the cliff Just to stand on the edge of something that didn’t remind me of someone I took the plunge Just to feel the cold concrete wings sprout from my tired broken back I closed my eyes and said they would surely hold me up this time And for the last time, again I knew I had lied to myself, again
We all have things that we run from, until we find ourselves running towards them. This poem is about vices.
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Jul 15, 2025
Jul 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM UTC
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