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To Leave a Lover, To Leave a Drug

To open up the sky To dig up abandoned graves The touch of silk replaced by steel And forgive the dramatic implication But Im getting out Forgetting faces Ignoring the nameless Avoiding these places Washed away to scrape my flesh Replace the numb with burn Suffer the fright Set me on fire But Im losing you Forgiving the time Insisting on feeling Cant be mine

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Jay Loveless

Date: 11/19/2013 2:11:00 PM

Yeah I feel you. Love your style

Twanna Irisha

Date: 6/7/2013 9:58:00 PM

Very nice.

Edward Orozco

Date: 6/5/2013 11:32:00 PM

Very well written! I can relate to this thank you for sharing. - Edward

Gina Young
Date: 6/5/2013 11:36:00 PM

Thank you for reading Edward! I will surely be reading more of your work soon :)

Poet Tacito

Date: 6/5/2013 9:42:00 PM

Complexity is good, yes, you're right. But, when the complexities become vicious circles and happiness is drained, then it's time for change from within. You're welcome. Thank you for making me think! :)

Gina Young
Date: 6/5/2013 10:47:00 PM

No thanks to you for all the support! :)

Gina Young

Date: 6/5/2013 10:25:00 AM

But life is nothing if not complex, right? As well as the human heart. And wanting the unavailable is one of the largest follies. Thank u, thank u!!

Poet Tacito

Date: 6/5/2013 7:55:00 AM

Wanting what we can't have. Wanting what doesn't want us in return. Love, desire, passion...no matter which element we're enveloped in, it should never be this complex. This was awesome. Yes, ignore the nameless. Excellent!