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Anyone Who Had a Heart

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Why won’t you love me 
When I would die for you
You are my world yet you turn your back
My tears mean nothing to you
I look in the mirror and see but the shell of a woman
Reduced to living at your every whim
I live for your apologies and changes of heart
You’d love me not to love you so much
It’s exactly this dependence you abhor
It’s my weakness you despise
Yet how do I turn the clock or just pretend
How do I step back and give you freedom
How do I cure myself of you

I dream of a role reversal where you
Chase me to the ends of the world
And die for a kiss from my lips
Till then I need to do what I must 
Let my heart recuperate 
And set you free



*Inspired by Cilla Black’s song ‘Anyone who had a heart’

AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on June 12, 2018 for contest GRENS EVERGREEN #4 CILLA BLACK sponsored by TEPPO GREN

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 6/13/2018 1:04:00 AM I think you definitely rose to the challenger here Line.Good luck in the contest! Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 6/13/2018 9:47:00 AM Thank you so much, Caren. Most appreciated.

Sandra L. Weiss Date: 6/12/2018 8:19:00 PM Role reversal, wouldn't that be the perfect thing to have happen? If only.. Understood. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 6/12/2018 9:18:00 PM Thanks, Sandra. Most appreciated.

Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 6/12/2018 8:00:00 PM I love this Line. It expresses how I feel this very moment. It is an instant Fave good luck in the contest that I am trying to understand. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 6/12/2018 9:18:00 PM Thank you so much for your lovely visit and comment, Sian. Good luck.