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I stand Corrected. You were right. It was all my fault. It was my fault I couldn't handle The demons of your past While trying to Exorcise my own. It was my fault I couldn't slay The dragons Surrounding your tower And save you from yourself. It was my fault I couldn't swoop in And pluck you From the depths Of your Hell's fires. It was my fault I couldn't save you. It was all my fault Because I couldn't see Past the end of my own nose. It was my fault I learned to cook and clean And pay all the bills When I was eight years old. (You were "sick" on the couch.) It was my fault I learned self defense And how to slid a knife Between a man's ribs When I was twelve years old. (You threw me out on the street to fend for myself.) It was my fault I learned the sweet taste Of the siren named Whisky And her silken embrace's escape When I was fourteen years old. (You put the first bottle in my hand.) It was my fault I learned the power Of Death And became his closest friend When I was sixteen years old. (You said you'd never wanted me to begin with.) It was my fault I learned the truth And had to choose Between me and you And I couldn't choose you Because I had finally seen The real view: It was all my fault That I so blindly Trusted Adored Worshipped Loved you. It was all my fault. And I stand corrected.
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Sep 21, 2015
Sep 21, 2015 at 9:45 PM UTC
My Fault
I stand Corrected. You were right. It was all my fault. It was my fault I couldn't handle The demons of your past While trying to Exorcise my own. It was my fault I couldn't slay The dragons Surrounding your tower And save you from yourself. It was my fault I couldn't swoop in And pluck you From the depths Of your Hell's fires. It was my fault I couldn't save you. It was all my fault Because I couldn't see Past the end of my own nose. It was my fault I learned to cook and clean And pay all the bills When I was eight years old. (You were "sick" on the couch.) It was my fault I learned self defense And how to slid a knife Between a man's ribs When I was twelve years old. (You threw me out on the street to fend for myself.) It was my fault I learned the sweet taste Of the siren named Whisky And her silken embrace's escape When I was fourteen years old. (You put the first bottle in my hand.) It was my fault I learned the power Of Death And became his closest friend When I was sixteen years old. (You said you'd never wanted me to begin with.) It was my fault I learned the truth And had to choose Between me and you And I couldn't choose you Because I had finally seen The real view: It was all my fault That I so blindly Trusted Adored Worshipped Loved you. It was all my fault. And I stand corrected.
alyanne-cooper
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Sep 21, 2015
Sep 21, 2015 at 9:45 PM UTC
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