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My war with the mirror is undeclared And every spoken word stings red The glances are whispers unshared I'm never sure what's in their head I hate myself for the things I don't say But I hate myself more for ones I do My words, my only chance of being heard Are always betrayed, delayed, pushed away Smiles and giggles are all that I can provide I couldn't, for a moment, push them aside Because I hate myself for the help I need I loathe every sentence that plants a wrong seed Every conversation I could take back? Well I might as well be dead What good is a life if it cannot be spoken What good am I if I can’t stop choking Don’t call me sweet Don’t you dare call me beautiful Your words won’t fix this But mine will.
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Feb 26, 2013
Feb 26, 2013 at 8:55 PM UTC
My War
My war with the mirror is undeclared And every spoken word stings red The glances are whispers unshared I'm never sure what's in their head I hate myself for the things I don't say But I hate myself more for ones I do My words, my only chance of being heard Are always betrayed, delayed, pushed away Smiles and giggles are all that I can provide I couldn't, for a moment, push them aside Because I hate myself for the help I need I loathe every sentence that plants a wrong seed Every conversation I could take back? Well I might as well be dead What good is a life if it cannot be spoken What good am I if I can’t stop choking Don’t call me sweet Don’t you dare call me beautiful Your words won’t fix this But mine will.
kenzie-delong
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Feb 26, 2013
Feb 26, 2013 at 8:55 PM UTC
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