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Freshman Year-"It's just a stage"

Telltale stories of a girl too drunk to tell Drunk on love Drunk on lies On drinks she knew all too well Secrets held her mouth when she wanted to scream Forced her to instead close her eyes and dream Dream of something with more hope and more validity Something with more solidity than the webs she continued to weave The life she continued to lead She just wanted to leave Drunk on perceptions She soon learned that truth was second best to pride So all the things she wanted to say always remained inside Lies upon lies hiding her heart Tearing it apart Feelings trapped within Drunk on love but never giving in A false grin Drunk on wishes On false hopes and anticipations of honesty Why should she expect that when lies spill out every time she breathes? Everything is a fabrication Her dreams are reflected in her words She sounds absurd and everyone knows she’s lying They catch her crying She blames it on a drunken state Drunk on the desire to set things straight Drunk on drinks so she doesn’t have to think The drinks do all the talking Her secrets are knocking, begging to be revealed She swears her lips are sealed Forces a suppression of expression A ceasing of all that could give away She’s a drunk And a complete cliché
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Oct 16, 2011
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