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Tick Tock

You’re forty and still alone You sit there and wonder where this all went wrong Living a lie and smiling through it Cant hide the pain, you got used to it Wearing a mask but honey nobody is fooled Staring at the crumbled castle you once ruled Oh how you wish the clock would turn Oh how you wish you could set fire to the memories and watch them burn Gave up seventeen years of your life for him Now your view on life is so grim Wishing and wishing upon a star It’s too late your chance is gone The clock still tick, ticks on

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 12/5/2017 9:02:00 AM
What a nice thing to say, thanks.
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Date: 12/1/2017 9:25:00 AM
Thanks for visiting this morning. I wrote a piece a while ago called “Broken People”.You might enjoy it. If you go to the top of this page there is a search box. Type the title and it shoulld direct you to the piece.
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Laurice S.
Date: 12/5/2017 4:46:00 AM
I read it a few minutes ago. I haven't disliked any of your poems and I don't I think I ever will because they are all so beautifully written and so full of emotion <3
Date: 11/30/2017 8:56:00 AM
Last line consider “The clock still tick ticks on...” it rhymes with gone and some how finishes the piece. I enjoyed reading your poetry this morning. Welcome to the soup. Do drop by you might enjoy some of my writing.:0)
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Laurice S.
Date: 12/1/2017 7:28:00 AM
You're right, it does sound better. Thank you for the help and I'd love to check out some of your writing <3
Date: 11/25/2017 9:59:00 AM
"living a lie and smiling through it" this line is all over my head. and yeah its actually what everybody do and get used to it. Love it. Enjoyed it. Felt it.
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Laurice S.
Date: 12/1/2017 7:38:00 AM
Thank you <3
Date: 11/7/2017 2:00:00 PM
Enjoyed this, but never give up, love waits, just around the turn of the clock, tick tock.
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Laurice S.
Date: 11/8/2017 1:20:00 PM
Thank you ! <3

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