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Rebel Yell

By Kevin Robey August 8, 2014 If I could just live for one day No matter what you do No matter what you say If I could spend all that time Just making it count Just callin it mine I wouldn't be so obtuse I would make it ok I'd untie my noose If you could simply understand me Forget how I look Cut through what you see This wouldn't be so sad If you knew what I was And how it's cost all I've ever had If you could know how it felt To lie every day To feel my skin melt Maybe you wouldn't be so unfair When you stare at my nails When you laugh at my hair How do you think you would feel If I told you who you were? If I told you what was real? How could you even understand? What this all means to me The empty past i see All I want is to have a place Where you love me for me Where you forget about my face So if you have to criticize I don't want your hand I don't want your advice And if you want a guide I'll show you my soul I'll take you inside And if you really wanna know What this all means I'll just take it slow Cause I want you to know I want you to know...

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Date: 8/8/2014 12:22:00 PM
So much quiet (and at points not so quiet) angst in this poem. The tortured-ness really comes through, good work
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Laura Dee
Date: 8/8/2014 2:29:00 PM
thank you so much! and thanks for taking the time to read it. I really appreciate it :)

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