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Willful

They swore I’d be that girl

The pitiable dissenter, to whom

You would not dare confide your thoughts

Or allow one moment of your time

 

But I’ll leave a shadow in your heedless heart

A place I once called home

Where destiny was wrongly scribed

And cruelty ceaselessly presides    

 

On the dusty mantle, now shall sit

In this pale and vacant room

The portrait of a son, a life

Bartered for your vain delights

 

Enjoy the silence.

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chelsea-rose
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Published
Jul 5, 2010
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Copyright 2010 Chelsea Rose

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