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everyone leaves

no-one stays the same

we all just simply wait

for the change to move over our way

whether it's others leaving us

or we are moving on

we all have to change and someone keep on

 

living

 

like it's not killing us inside

it's a challenge especially when the world demands that we

 

hide it

 

because now pain is weakness

the hurt inside cannot pierce through the tough exoskeleton

 

a pre-requisite to life is the knowledge that everybody leaves

 

a mother leaves her child, whether by choice or by chance

a husband leaves his wife for a younger girl instead

a soldier leaves his country, because he is treated like a misfit

 

why does no-one fight it?

can no-one see a way?

or is it the "I am one and that's not enough" belief striking again?

99 is NOT 100

it will never be

so fight the change to keep the world the way that it should have been

 

but keep in mind, not to limit others

don't force them to stay still

for others than yourself, are important too

when someone tries to leave you, let them go with kindness

and if they try to keep you once they're gone

well, it means they never left you

 

this is far too long a poem

but to short to fit in what to say

in the coda of this verse, I will try to explain

that though everyone leaves for a time, some will always remain

in your heart and your mind

you'll never be alone when you find a friend who will do the same

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Written by
eliza-jane
Australian
Published
Jul 3, 2012
Lines·Words
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Notes

no caps lock letters because they always intimidate me, and this is meant to be very gentle.

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