Distance by James Scanlan

Jun 2017

Distance

my hands are clean

my conscience is clear

I did nothing wrong!

Why

Why do you stare at me so?!

don't

Don't cry!

Because then I'll . . .

we couldn't make it

no one could

we tried

we failed

i didn't dump you

i couldn't

*you weren't there

Written by

James Scanlan 20/M/American Samoa

(20/M/American Samoa)

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