Sweeping It Under the Rug

i left today for the last time
it was almost surreal
i almost think its sad 
that none of them know
how much they mean to me
and that its finally okay
that i know i dont mean as much to them
even though they were the only thing 
that held me together
for so, so long

but i would never say
and maybe they will never know
that i could never have made it
but i swept this all away
and i put on my happy smile
while i drove away 
and i cried until i was home
and for so much longer
and even though i will never forget them
its okay that i might be forgotten
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Palli Avatar
March 6, 2010 at 11:53 AM
I can feel the rejection. Susan
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