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It seems like you have had a change of heart                                                                                                want  me  to  think you don't want to tear me apart                                                                                                    Now  you  want me to forgive and to forget                                                     that you stabbed my heart with a bayonet                                                                                                    It  wasn't  until I put my foot down                                                       told  you I was through and stood my ground                                       That  you knew I was telling you the truth                                           that  I  was really over me and you                                                     Now  you're acting like you are a changed man                                 You  have seen the light, you give a ****                                                                                        You  want  the  chance  to  prove  your love again                                                                                  Given  up  on  all  your selfish demands                                                            Be who I need you to be as a man                                                         That  I  was right and you understand                                                     but  there  is something that I didn't forget                                                          believing  in your lies is my biggest regret
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Oct 11, 2025
Oct 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM UTC
To Forgive and Forget
It seems like you have had a change of heart                                                                                                want  me  to  think you don't want to tear me apart                                                                                                    Now  you  want me to forgive and to forget                                                     that you stabbed my heart with a bayonet                                                                                                    It  wasn't  until I put my foot down                                                       told  you I was through and stood my ground                                       That  you knew I was telling you the truth                                           that  I  was really over me and you                                                     Now  you're acting like you are a changed man                                 You  have seen the light, you give a ****                                                                                        You  want  the  chance  to  prove  your love again                                                                                  Given  up  on  all  your selfish demands                                                            Be who I need you to be as a man                                                         That  I  was right and you understand                                                     but  there  is something that I didn't forget                                                          believing  in your lies is my biggest regret
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I can’t keep being the little girl who survives on her father’s allowance. As long as I believe I can only live with the minimum, I will accept crumbs. As long as I feel small, I will place myself in small jobs, small lives. But this is not my truth. I already know— I am capable of more, much more. And if I don’t rise for myself, no one will.
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Oct 16, 2025
Oct 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM UTC
No More Crumbs
From ashes, I rise, no crown, no name, Forged in fire, untamed by shame. Each fall, a step, each scar, a light, In darkness, I carve my endless fight. I seek no praise, no fleeting fame, I burn within, I am my flame. Not for the weak, nor for the crowd— I rise alone, unbroken, proud. The world may tremble, the storm may roar, But I will stand, forever more. For strength is born from deepest pain, And through the loss, I’ll rise again.
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Apr 18, 2025
Apr 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM UTC
"Unyielding"
In their chaos, I found the pulse of my soul. Destiny wasn't theirs to give— it was mine all along.
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Jan 10, 2025
Jan 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM UTC
Destiny's Keeper
She who spoke with no love, waited on external acceptance That, it never came She who found comfort in a shell Delicate and golden, but unrecognizable to a polluted mind She who bowed to insecurity Scoured and torched by internal pain She no longer seeks to remain And she no longer will.
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Nov 2, 2020
Nov 2, 2020 at 12:49 PM UTC
She
Thought be hard and course to the swallow when its taste be set on another's tongue a scent will sweeten its sour to the very seed I plant it on
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Jun 27, 2020
Jun 27, 2020 at 12:17 PM UTC
Readers Digest
Blame pushes the door out when it opens in
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May 16, 2020
May 16, 2020 at 2:34 PM UTC
Blame
We all need someone to look at us To see our light And share our smile An honest look at who we are We all need someone to look at us So why can’t that someone be me?
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Feb 20, 2020
Feb 20, 2020 at 11:59 AM UTC
Look at the Light
Great Grandma said it. Grandma said it. Dad Said it. Mom said it. Teachers said it. Bosses said it. Husband said it. Children said it. I said, Hell, no!
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Jun 2, 2019
Jun 2, 2019 at 11:16 AM UTC
Did you?
Until There Was Only Light I looked at the darkness within Two eyes of Light Gave me a blink. I smiled. Watching expanding light Dancing and whirling Embracing the darkness Until there was only Light. Embracing the darkness Dancing and whirling Watching expanding light I smiled. Give me a blink Two eyes of light I looked at the darkness within Until there was only Light.
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Mar 5, 2019
Mar 5, 2019 at 9:51 PM UTC
Clearing
I hate being held down, Or someone thinking they have control over me. It makes my knuckles twinge, And my face burn. Why would someone else control me, Want to tell me what to do, I don't even control me. So who, in fact, are you? You aren't my mother, You aren't my father, You're merely a friend. But don't get me wrong, I don't want our friendship to end. But it feels like you're smothering me, Trying to chain me down, Rip off my wings, Or ****** down my crown. But I won't let that happen, So I'll cut the chains you've tried to use, And I'll keep my wings above your reach, And I will hold my head high, And I will guard my crown.
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Dec 25, 2018
Dec 25, 2018 at 2:40 AM UTC
Merely a Friend
With heavy eyes And stiff bones I say goodbye To what was once A home I am afraid I have to go A brand new road To be travelled alone I won't forgot All those good times We had on late nights And cheap moonshine In my heart I'll forever hold As I say goodbye To who was once a home
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Oct 31, 2018
Oct 31, 2018 at 8:34 AM UTC
Bright Orange
As free as a bird...in a cage She trapped herself, Into that flamboyant frame, Trying to veil Those dewy eyes. She trapped herself, Within that tailored smile she was accustomed to Her milieu was accustomed to, Trying to conceal that usual heartache. She trapped herself, Inside that veil of sophistication, Smothering that naiveness, That unconsciously shoved her lips to expand into that charming curve, Even at trivial affairs. She trapped herself, Defeated by that burden of expectations, And unwillingly Blocked that flame that always ignited her. She trapped herself, Deserted her reason for living... Not just existing, And existed, lost. But, Even that mere existence refused to welcome that defeat. Her individuality dissuaded her from that suffocation, And promptly removed that veil. She was a fighter, A militia fighting her demons Gallantly. Annihilating those fears, Those self doubts That hindered her conquests To establish her purely sovereign empire. She accepted gracefully Her naiveness. She embraced elegantly Her gawkiness. The lill flame ignited, Metamorphosed into inferno. She wore that invisible Crown, All by herself. She vehemently chased those dreams, Those dreams, which once got her trembling, Were now waiting, To be seized by the Queen. She emancipated that bird, from her lill cage, And allowed her to measure the sky, Unleasheing her rage.
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Oct 21, 2018
Oct 21, 2018 at 4:54 AM UTC
AS FREE AS A BIRD IN A CAGE
You acted as if you were dumb Just so you could be numb Of all the hate that’s been thrown Don’t you worry, soon you’ll be home A long journey awaits you The afterlife starts to knock As if your life were already due And towards it, you blindly walk You start to collect anything sharp As it made contact with the surface Then you caress the wounded part And thought “it’s the end of the race” You hopelessly look around With no hint of content You sigh and look to the ground Feeling like an awful accident Even if you think That you don’t deserve to see another sunrise And even if you feel like you’re on a brink Please don’t fill your head with lies Don’t ever say that you’re not enough Just because you feel alone Deep inside, I know you’re tough And you could survive this on your own Yes, the world may bring you down And turn your smile into a frown but never let it get your way And eat you up like a prey I’ll willingly help you to put out the ember And detach from the past So you’ll never remember What it’s like being an outcast
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Jan 12, 2018
Jan 12, 2018 at 10:19 AM UTC
Castaway
You kind of have this weird hate-love relationship with life and humanity. Why don’t you just choose love? Choose kindness. Choose optimism. Choose to do the work now. Choose to jump in head first. Choose to “Braveheart it”. Choose to be prepared. Choose to smile. Choose happy. It’s so crazy how just making a choice can change your life. It is just as easy to be kind and happy as it is to be a total ******* filled with regret. One could argue that it’s actually easier. So make the choice. Make the choice to change. Make the choice to believe in the 21/90 rule! Make the choice to be habitually content with yourself. You are just as important as the people you take care of. You are just as important! Let that sink in. You are important. Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end. Remember that. So let’s make that leap together: let’s choose happy; let’s choose self-love
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Nov 6, 2017
Nov 6, 2017 at 4:51 PM UTC
Let's Choose
"When all is said and done: don't walk, you better run. Girl, you better get out while you can. You think that this is love; you don't wanna give him up. If you stay he'll turn on you again" -Kelsey Hickman I've realized Abuse is abuse No matter the format No matter the medium I believe it is finally Time to move on Time to move forward Cut the ropes To the bridge Maybe even light a little fire Or shoot off Roman candles Either way I must learn To breathe For myself
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Aug 7, 2017
Aug 7, 2017 at 6:21 PM UTC
This Trip Around the Sun
5AM Wake Up *grab the workout clothes, *** drink water* 505AM Meditate inhale...2...3...exhale...2...3...repeat 520AM Run like you've never run before like you're getting away from him 540AM Shower the colder the better inhale...4...5...exhale...4...5... 6AM Breakfast gotta eat something anorexia won't fix anything 615AM Read inhale...6...7...exhale...6...7...repeat 625AM Leave it's only school you like school 730AM School just a few hours of bliss inhale...8...9...exhale...8...9... 230PM Homework 20 minutes a subject, a day minimum 3PM Snack remember to drink more water don't throw it up 430PM Run run harder remember to breathe 5PM Shower it's okay to be a little warm tears can fall here 630PM Dinner you know the time shifts eat up 7PM America's Favorite Hour work your mind give your heart a pause 8PM Bedtime *** brush teeth, more water* 10PM Fall asleep the insomnia is hard the depression is worse
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Aug 4, 2017
Aug 4, 2017 at 12:28 AM UTC
Loose Ends IX
I can hope and I can dream That you might still love me If you swear that you'll be true I will always love you You had my heart Once before I never got it back after Our war You 've fooled me once Now fooled me twice There are tears burning my eyes Here is the tale of an ordinary girl She met a boy thinking he could be her world She thought it was love at very first sight He took her home and made her his queen that night When she awoke too soon the next day The place beside her was occupied by sun rays The boy had left her all alone Her heart was broke just like her throne And she sang: I can hope and I can dream That you might still love me If you swear that you'll be true I will always love you He lived his life out on the road A different girl each night to forget his home The girl he left behind in the dust Shouldn't have left such an impact, but He packed his bags of wandering Closed his eyes and prayed that she Might still be waiting As he roamed: He would hope and he would wish That she still would love him He left her heart all alone But he hoped she'd still be home He returned a week later Saw on the door a note that hurt She had moved on with her life But she wished she could have been his wife He called her to come back home And she trusted with blind love He lost his temper late one night And she thought she lost her sight He dropped to his knees and cried Begging attempts and apologizing She forgave him once again It was in the morning when she left him With her head held high She whispered her cry: I have hoped and I have dreamed But you don't still love me I know now you'll never be true Yet I'll always love you You had my heart Once before I'll never get it back, not after that war You fooled me once Now fooled me thrice I still have tears staining my eyes I can hope and I can dream That I might love me I swear to myself that I'll be true One day I might not love you
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Feb 6, 2017
Feb 6, 2017 at 5:39 PM UTC
The Last Lullaby (a song)
I can hope and I can dream That you might still love me If you swear that you'll be true I will always love you You had my heart Once before I never got it back after Our war You 've fooled me once Now fooled me twice There are tears burning my eyes Here is the tale of an ordinary girl She met a boy thinking he could be her world She thought it was love at very first sight He took her home and made her his queen that night When she awoke too soon the next day The place beside her was occupied by sun rays The boy had left her all alone Her heart was broke just like her throne And she sang: I can hope and I can dream That you might still love me If you swear that you'll be true I will always love you He lived his life out on the road A different girl each night to forget his home The girl he left behind in the dust Shouldn't have left such an impact, but He packed his bags of wandering Closed his eyes and prayed that she Might still be waiting As he roamed: He would hope and he would wish That she still would love him He left her heart all alone But he hoped she'd still be home He returned a week later Saw on the door a note that hurt She had moved on with her life But she wished she could have been his wife He called her to come back home And she trusted with blind love He lost his temper late one night And she thought she lost her sight He dropped to his knees and cried Begging attempts and apologizing She forgave him once again It was in the morning when she left him With her head held high She whispered her cry: I have hoped and I have dreamed But you don't still love me I know now you'll never be true Yet I'll always love you You had my heart Once before I'll never get it back, not after that war You fooled me once Now fooled me thrice I still have tears staining my eyes I can hope and I can dream That I might love me I swear to myself that I'll be true One day I might not love you
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Every time I see you You're stronger than I remember And I thought I had torn you down I'll have to fix that You seem taller More confident What's gotten into you Since we last met What the hell is this You've never fought back I was going to make you worthless again I don't understand Okay okay You win, now **** off Yeah, sure whatever, I'll leave you alone But remember what I helped create You've got guts kid Even I can't argue that
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Aug 12, 2016
Aug 12, 2016 at 3:45 AM UTC
You've Got Guts Kid
After all the rage is run dry And the rockets are set aside The girl's not coming home She ran water back and forth 'Cross the great lands on battlefield She's seen horrors That put grown men to sleep She's nursed wounds that endlessly seep But after the war out here The girl's not coming home She's not stopping or slowing She's going to make a break for it Because no amount of hellfire Compares to what goes on Behind domestically closed doors The girl's not coming home She's no valuables worth dropping in for Because as soon as she enters The threshold of the front door It's another go round of fate worse death And ****** all because The girl's not coming home She's learned from that mistake Sometimes the one you marry Isn't the one you loved all those years ago Before **** went south and he backhanded your mouth When the bottle made him rough And you don't wanna play Darling The girl's not coming home One time too many 'round that track Lucky she has no kids She'd leave them just the same It ain't no way to live In the twenty-firsf century So everyone The girl's not coming home
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Aug 8, 2016
Aug 8, 2016 at 11:31 AM UTC
The Girl's Not Coming Home
Is it too late to say, "I miss you"? God, I hope so Because I remember the last time I thought it wasn't Spoiler alert!: Did not end well Is it too late to say, "I love you"? God, I hope so Because if not I'd come back running And that's not who I want to be Is it too late to say, "I'm sorry"? God, I hope so Because I have nothing worth apologizing To your cheating *** for Last time I did that It was ******* pointless Is it too late to say, **** you"? God, I hope so Because that would mean I still care In some form or another Which I do Not that you give a **** Is it too late to turn around? God, I hope so Because this time it's my turn to shine And if I go back to you I haven't even started On the path To self re-creation
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Jul 29, 2016
Jul 29, 2016 at 12:30 AM UTC
Is It Too Late? God, I Hope So
I knew her better than any of you And maybe her less I know not when she died Or how she went But it seems she just faded away Slowly and peacefully Perhaps she isn't fully dead And she'll make special cameos But are the dead ever really gone? She was someone I thought I could call friend She wasn't She was mean and cold She couldn't stand herself She was hateful and hot headed And was incapable of love Because she had little-- If any-- Self-respect Her heart was broken long before I thought to save her She always went for the abusive ones No matter where she went Because she thought that was love She was sarcastic and blunt To the point of defensive Because she was scared Even I could hardly love her But I did I say she wasn't a friend But that's a half-lie She was definitely the Back-stabbing kind She was the girl you didn't want To be with And my image is stained Because of that I was closer to her than anyone of you Yet I was also the furthest away She somehow managed to receive genuine love But now she is a ghost Cleaning out the hole in her throat In my bathroom sink She can linger for a while I don't mind Eventually I'll tell her to disappear To pack her bags and leave So, Miss Samantha Marie Moore From the kingdom of Self-Loathe and Negativity, Rest in Peace Because you've ******* me over enough And I am done Bathing in your aura
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Jul 28, 2016
Jul 28, 2016 at 9:44 PM UTC
Eulogy
If I genuinely wanted to And I have before And I maybe still am But how am I supposed to wait For a love that is no longer existing So I could fall in love If I genuinely wanted to But right now I am okay with Playing the flirting game And waiting around expecting nothing Just having harmless fun That could bud to something more Right now it's all about me Which, sure that sounds selfish, But I've been stomped on so much And I'm ready to think about Me
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Jul 26, 2016
Jul 26, 2016 at 10:43 PM UTC
I Could Fall in Love
Down to the very last Ounce of happiness And sadness I am me And no one can take That away from My being I am me A ************* diamond No one can take that Away from me No matter how hard I am Pressed
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Jul 26, 2016
Jul 26, 2016 at 10:07 PM UTC
Pressed