Empty Words

I utter speech filled with empty words
Like “Thank you,” “I’m sorry,” “I love you”
Words I say, but don’t quite mean
That I wish were completely true

Because no matter what I say
And no matter how hard I cry
There’s only one end result
As always – a fail with every try
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Mason Avatar
September 27, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Maybe thats why, "Silence is Golden" came to be ... LOL ... cause sometimes it doesn't matter what we say people are going to do what people are going to do ... smile ... you've written a wonderful write here, Melanie and I look forward to reading lots more!!
Jordan Avatar
September 27, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Melanie - This is so sad - Hopefully in the future you will be able to better understand the most important person in your life which of course is you - God Bless
Torres Avatar
September 27, 2008 at 3:44 AM
Mel- This is touching and sad. I hope its not true. Very nice.
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