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I should have known better than to befriend. Your trickery is now failing, my dear. Now, I promise, I try not to offend. My heart is not, never was, yours to bend In my nightmares, not dreams, you now appear I should have known better than to befriend I know one day you’ll come to your grim end Lovely face, ruined by your constant sneer… Now I promise, I try not to offend Mistakenly trusting until the end, And look at my price, all of these tears I should have known better than to befriend Your character, I’ll never recommend Your ignorance not lessened by the years Now I promise, I’ve tried not to offend Why so trying for you to comprehend? A bitter enemy, I’m one to fear. I should have known better than to befriend And I promise, I lied ‘not to offend.’
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Sep 11, 2015
Sep 11, 2015 at 11:36 PM UTC
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I should have known better than to befriend. Your trickery is now failing, my dear. Now, I promise, I try not to offend. My heart is not, never was, yours to bend In my nightmares, not dreams, you now appear I should have known better than to befriend I know one day you’ll come to your grim end Lovely face, ruined by your constant sneer… Now I promise, I try not to offend Mistakenly trusting until the end, And look at my price, all of these tears I should have known better than to befriend Your character, I’ll never recommend Your ignorance not lessened by the years Now I promise, I’ve tried not to offend Why so trying for you to comprehend? A bitter enemy, I’m one to fear. I should have known better than to befriend And I promise, I lied ‘not to offend.’
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miranda-eckert
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Sep 11, 2015
Sep 11, 2015 at 11:36 PM UTC
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