Myself

Why does a heart break?
And why must it always happen to me?
You must suppose that I am not true to myself
How can I be genuine if I do not know myself?

The judgment I place on me is more hurtful than yours
I spare no cruelty in the mirror of life
I am unrelenting in the retrospect
I live in fear of myself
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Nance Avatar
August 16, 2014 at 11:06 AM
Sometimes we are our own worse enemy. well said my friend
Mehta Avatar
August 16, 2014 at 6:52 AM
Sad and touchy write, quite deep, john
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