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How Long

how long can I
keep up this charade
be your buffoon

entertain your every whim
tiptoe this tightrope
you lined with eggshells

pretend everything’s cool
when deep inside
I’m slowly dying



AP: 2nd place 2021
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Deremer Avatar
October 22, 2020 at 8:50 PM
I really liked this.
Gauthier Avatar
October 22, 2020 at 9:22 PM
Thank you very much, Pam ~
Rodrigues Avatar
October 22, 2020 at 7:58 PM
Very emotional.
Gauthier Avatar
October 22, 2020 at 9:28 PM
Thanks, Kim ~ my poor brother had a fatal attraction relationship, it was a real nightmare
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