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Your Lake

On the lake of failure I lay Looking down at the depths of resentment that's beneath This lake is called the lake of Selfishness The name that you gave it It's polluted with insults and cursed blood Toxins all around What once was a beautiful scene Is now a horrifying tomb Afloat of this lake of darkness I hear the norm "Everything with you is failure" "You care about no one, you're selfish" "You're a horrible person" "You will die alone" So I look down at the chain that I hold And I let go Down you go To the bottom of the trap you've set What you've created, begins to choke you This dying lake is your mark The death that swims underneath is all yours Now feel the norm See the pollution You begin to drown You ask for my help But I'm selfish, a failure, will die alone, and I'm a horrible person So I let you sink Down down you go To the grave you've dug so long ago Sleep at last In your lake of hate

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 2/4/2016 9:13:00 AM
Nicely stated Javier. Peace and many blessings.
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Javier Garza
Date: 2/4/2016 9:15:00 AM
Thank you.

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