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She
She stares right through the hill I hide behind,right past the smoke and mirrors that keep me safe,and she smiles,as if she is pleased to see me,just as I am,with no pretence, no playing pretend,just me, the way that God made me. She has so many friends.When I see her socialising,I feel lonely,like the last…
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All The World’s A Stage
I was a shy child,who fantasised about finding her voice,finding her way into the centre of attention,owning the gasps and stares of everyone around her.I was addicted to the awe,just from seeing others,dashing across the stage, the height of the high in their veins,my own veins, envious and starved,and it was so hard to tear…
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I Mean Something To Myself
Lost in the woods,lost at sea,looking deeply into the eyes of my ouija board,but never getting a glance back,or an answer that makes my heart happy.Even my ghosts have stopped haunting me.It’s easy to be over it,when you’ve never meant anything to anybody,but I survived for a reason,so a little part of me thinks I…
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Milk, Honey and Salt
The rainforest didn’t die,for run on rambles that lack rhythm.Don’t kill her for drivel with no depth and no sense of self.The trees of the Amazon are like nothing you or I have ever seen,gentle green leaves that glow with glittering spines under magical moonlight.The trees are homes,family and friends,and frankly,it’s a scandal for them…
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Darling, This Is Only A Game
Darling, this is only a game,I gaily gaze into your eyes as we play,back and forth,on the darkened streets, sweet candy dreams projected by the moonlight.My tight curls are trapped inside your trusting grasp,and I gasp at the softness of your yearning kiss,but this,my darling, who dissolves in the sun,this is only a game,a game…