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When I was at the scene, A man perishing at my feet, Yet nothing could be done. Ignorance was on my side. A man perishing at my feet, A curtain of water separated him from me, Ignorance was on my side, In the aftermath I imagine him choking, gasping for my help. A curtain of water separated him from me, I couldn't see him, I couldn't hear him, In the aftermath I imagine him choking, gasping for my help, In the moment he and I had drowned in my innocence. I couldn't see him, I couldn't hear him, He called to me, but his voice was one I was destined never to hear. In the moment he and I were drowning in my innocence. Waves pounded the distant shore, solitude and silence in their clamor. He called to me, but his voice was one I was destined never to hear, I had been the only presence, his only hope. Waves pounded the distant shore, solitude and silence in their clamor. If I was his hope, did I **** him? I had been the only presence, his only hope. Later I was to learn of his death. If I was his hope, did I **** him? Does his ****** hang on my soul? Later I was to learn of his death, The death of a man whose name and face I will never know. Does his ****** hang on my soul? Will my life forever be tied to his? The death of a man whose name and face I will never know, The pain of my actions will remain painted on my mind. Will my life forever be tied to his? I changed my life that day, and stole another's. The pain of my actions will remain painted on my mind, Like abstract shapes dancing in my eyes. I changed my life that day, and stole another's, When I was at the scene.
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Jan 5, 2013
Jan 5, 2013 at 9:15 PM UTC
Crime Scene
When I was at the scene, A man perishing at my feet, Yet nothing could be done. Ignorance was on my side. A man perishing at my feet, A curtain of water separated him from me, Ignorance was on my side, In the aftermath I imagine him choking, gasping for my help. A curtain of water separated him from me, I couldn't see him, I couldn't hear him, In the aftermath I imagine him choking, gasping for my help, In the moment he and I had drowned in my innocence. I couldn't see him, I couldn't hear him, He called to me, but his voice was one I was destined never to hear. In the moment he and I were drowning in my innocence. Waves pounded the distant shore, solitude and silence in their clamor. He called to me, but his voice was one I was destined never to hear, I had been the only presence, his only hope. Waves pounded the distant shore, solitude and silence in their clamor. If I was his hope, did I **** him? I had been the only presence, his only hope. Later I was to learn of his death. If I was his hope, did I **** him? Does his ****** hang on my soul? Later I was to learn of his death, The death of a man whose name and face I will never know. Does his ****** hang on my soul? Will my life forever be tied to his? The death of a man whose name and face I will never know, The pain of my actions will remain painted on my mind. Will my life forever be tied to his? I changed my life that day, and stole another's. The pain of my actions will remain painted on my mind, Like abstract shapes dancing in my eyes. I changed my life that day, and stole another's, When I was at the scene.
m-lane
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Jan 5, 2013
Jan 5, 2013 at 9:15 PM UTC
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