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Was That You

My dog began barking at the air
I began to ask myself 
Was it you? Were you there ?

I thought I heard your voice in my ear but couldn’t make out what it said 
Was that you
Or is it all just in my head

I saw the light on my cable box show the time suddenly dimmed and then go bright
Was that you
Telling me that you’re alright

A plate was knocked out of my hand and fell to the ground
Was that you
Were you 
 letting me know that you are still around

We spoke of you and the broken phone began to sing
Was that you 
Telling us to keep fighting

I hear tapping on my roof as I lay in bed
Was that you 
Letting me know u can hear what I  said

I look for you everywhere I go 
Was that you 
Telling me what I need to know 

I’m having a hard time knowing that you are gone away
Was that you
That I felt besides me as I pray 

I’m fighting for you everyday to find the truth why ur gone
Was that you leading me 
Or telling me that I’m wrong 

I find it hard to believe that you are no longer here
Was that you
Are you still near

Was that you show me a sign 
Am I going crazy
Lost my mind

Was that you banging on my wall
Was that you
Or am I imagining it all

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Goodbye

There are so many things I wish I had said 
Regrets which haunt me 
And play inside my head

It feels as if time has been frozen and I can not move at all
Will you give me a sign ur ok
And answer me when I call

U have been a part of me my entire life and now I feel lost inside
When u left 
It was not just u who died

I carry your memories inside my soul and heart
My brother who loved me
From the very start 

I know ur in heaven watching me
U no longer have to be sad
Because now u r free

All ur pain has gone away
And I know I’ll see u again 
When I am old and grey

Why am I so angry at the world right now
You were the one who always knocked sense into me
Without you I don’t know how

Are you watching me and smiling or are u telling me I’m wrong
I am fighting for you still
Just as I always fought for you all along

I am battling others while battling myself inside
Unsure if I am right or wrong
But  I need to know why you died 

My chest feels heavy and my body feels weak
Can you hear me when I talk to you
Do  you hear me when I speak 
 
I miss you so much and regret so many things I never said
I wish I’d have done things differently 
I live with my regrets as they play over and over inside my head

My brother I love you and I know you are free
Is it wrong  of me to want you to still be here 
Is it selfish that I want to steal you from heaven and keep you here with me?

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Disease

I walk amongst them but nobody sees
I blend unnoticed 
As I inhale my disease

The air is constricted causing me to fall
All the things which once mattered
Now seem not to matter at all

Going nowhere just standing still
Trapped inside of loneliness
Since the day I grew ill

Clocks keep spinning around me so fast
I grow dizzy 
As I look back onto my past

I see faint memories of who I used to be
I see myself before I was infected 
And remembered what it felt like to be me

I breath in the disease and then hold in my breath
Again & again
Causing me to walk one step closer to death 

Given a battle to fight without a chance
I stood there with no weapon 
like a dancer without music to dance 

The disease has stolen my dreams 
I walk beside you unnoticed
unraveling at the seams 

After inhaling my disease I’m trapped in one spot
I vanish into a cloud of empty time
Whether I want to or not

I hold out my hands but no one is there for me
I walk beside you
Why can’t u see?

I call your name but am not heard
I try to scream 
But I’m unable to utter a word

My body is tired and my mind is awake
I am numb
I can’t feel yet I continue to ache

Shadows surround me without any signs of light
I walk amongst u
Simply pretending to be alright

The disease has planted its roots deep inside 
The day I had been infected 
Was the day that I died

I walk beside you smiling as if nothing is wrong
Pretending to be like you
Although I haven’t been for so long 

Blending into the crowd until I  fade
Vanishing into a realm of sorrow
Inside the lonely life I made

Knowing soon I will meet my end and have to say goodbye
I no longer am afraid 
And I no longer cry

The disease made me numb and is all that I feel
I stopped crying 
My hopes and dreams no longer have appeal

I take a deep breath but still gasp for air 
The disease surrounds me 
I can’t find an escape but no longer care

Infected with an illness which has become my only friend
Will anyone remember me
Will anyone be there in the end?

I close my eyes yet no longer dream
The world around me vanishes
Nobody hears me frantically scream

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Hello

Hello my brother my friend
It’s me your sister
How have u been

It’s been a while since I’ve heard you laugh or seen your smile
It’s been a long time since we got to talk
I miss your big bear hugs which I haven’t felt for a while

I miss all the things that made u uniquely u
Your contagious chuckle
And all the things you’d do

I have so many things I want to tell you that I need you to hear 
It’s been so long since we talked
But I can still hear your voice in my ear

My brother everyday that passes I live with regret
I wish I had done things differently 
You are someone I could never forget

It’s been too long since I’ve seen 
your smile
I just want to tell you I love you
I haven’t told you in a while 

I hope you know how much you were loved and how many cared
Happy birthday my brother 
I will always cherish the times that we shared

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Who I Am

I am not the same person that I was before
I no longer hide my scars
I do not paint on a happy smile anymore

The person I once was is no longer me
I no longer hide behind a mask
I took it off in order to see

Who is this person which I have now become?
This person is everything I hated
And everything I ran from

I no longer know myself or know who to trust
Everyone that I held onto I let go of
The gold I once lined them in turned into rust

I used to be a romantic; believing Prince Charming would come and sweep me off my feet
I found many toads who showed me love is a game
and that they all cheat

I used to be so kind and thought that others were the same
So naive
Not knowing it was all a big game

I used to give and give until I had nothing left to take
Nobody gave back
They left me to struggle without anything except for heartache

I used to hold out my hand for those in need
I would open my doors and my heart easily
I wasn't afraid until they suffocated me with their greed

I am no longer the same inside as I used to be
My face may still look the same 
but, inside I grew stronger and something changed inside of me

I remember being so willing to catch people as soon as they fell
But, when I began to fall nobody caught me
I kept falling farther n farther into a lifetime of hell

The smile I once wore began to fade away
The bruises began to show 
And the scars are here to stay

The demons I run from never leave my side
I no longer have the strength to keep running
Or the patients to hide

I covered my imperfections which I thought I needed to hide
I gave up who I was hoping to be wanted
As I kept dying inside

I tried to be perfect so that they would love me
I lined myself in plastic
And punished myself when I couldn't be

I fell down and began to bleed
Covered in scrapes n bruises
I never gave up yet never could succeed

I don't know when it happened or when that person finally died
All I know is that person has vanished
Killed by all the knives in my back from all the times they all lied

Everything I hated and everything I said I'd never be is who I have become
Everything I once felt betrayed me
Everything I once knew had made me feel dumb

Everyone I loved became strangers until I was left all alone
One day I looked at my reflection in shock
I saw how bitter I had grown

I saw the fear I used to hide and all the flaws I used to conceal
All my scars were uncovered and my masks were broken
I saw only one thing left and it was the only thing which was real

I saw myself for the first time, the person I became
This person is far from perfect
But, is not a stranger to the game

This person isn't bad and this person isn't good
This person is just real
The way that other people should

This person doesn't care what other people think or say
I spent too many years trying to please everyone
And got nothing that way

I am no longer the person I used to be before
I no longer try to hide my flaws
I refuse to play your game so, quit keeping score

Take me or leave me, it's up to you
What you see is what you get
I may not be perfect but, I am true

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Paint

I am painted with a beautiful outline of flaws layered in lies 
Adorned with distractions
Wearing a clever disguise

Painted with vivid colors for everyone to see 
A beautiful image on display
Although the image isn’t really me

Painted illusions like fairy tale magic worn each day 
Meticulously applied
Carefully brushed over every scar to hide them away

Paint is sprayed over the bruises to conceal all the pain 
Masking every single imperfection
Losing everything in myself with nothing to gain

Paint begins to chip and peel
Exposing the hidden imperfections
Forcing me to feel

The rain then washes the paint off from my face 
Smeared into a rainbow puddle
stained heartache i can’t erase

The paint lost its luster losing its appeal 
Forcing me to face myself
And to become something real

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What You Say

All I ever wanted and all I ever had were never the same
I tried my best to be perfect
Trying to be what they wanted and playing their stupid game

I gave and I gave until I had nothing left inside of me
I tried so hard to make them proud
Just wasted efforts because they never cared to see

Instead they pointed fingers and judged me for flaws created in their head
Smiling in my face 
While everyone judged me for the rumors that they spread

No matter what I conquered and despite all that I achieved
Never once was it good enough 
And I remained this person that they all believed

I worked my hands to the bone struggling day by day 
I worked so hard to be my best 
But they still only had bad things to say

Not once did they ever see the truth or tell me they were proud
As if I were invisible 
The outcast who stood out in the crowd

They never saw the failure in the others but expected some from me
Nothing ever made that change
One day I stopped trying to become what I’d never be

Tired of feeling ashamed for the lies that they would say
Eventually I gave up trying to please them
Knowing that it would always be this way

They never took the time to see me for who I was or who I had become
Instead they judged and looked down at me
Permanently labeling me for my past mistakes which I had done 

To them  I’d  never amount to anything more 
So I finally gave up trying 
They were supposed to build me up but knocked me to the floor

Too busy making accusations of things that they had no clue
Assuming this or that
Spreading rumors about me so everyone believed the lies were true 

I stopped and told myself to simply walk away
I realized It didn’t matter 
Because I am proud of the person that I am today

So to those of you who see me as someone weak or flawed u couldn’t be more wrong
I am someone special 
And I am someone strong 

No longer will I allow your judgments to hold me back from what I deserve and need
I refuse to give you power over me 
Without you setting me up for failure I will succeed

You weren’t there when I needed you and you waited for me to fail when I got to the top
I no longer will be your victim 
From this day on it will stop

So go ahead and spread your lies if it makes you feel better inside
Think what you wish of me 
Anyone who truely knows me will know that you lied

No longer will I allow myself to let it affect me or care what others think or say 
Come up with something more clever to say next time 
I refuse to stoop to your level and for you I shall pray

When I look into the mirror upon my reflection I see the person I became
What do you see staring at u
Do u see someone real or do you see your shame

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Disguise

As soon as I attempt to close my tired eyes the visions begin to haunt
Restlessly, I toss and turn
And the visions continue to taunt

I desperately attempt to disguise all of my pain with the illusion of a happy heart
But, my sorrow is growing everyday
And I am slowly continuing to fall apart

My world in which I once lived had vanished into thin air
Part of me yearns to find it
While the other part of me does not care

I live each day consumed with the fear of proceeding accompanied by the fear to not try
Standing there as if frozen
Running out of excuses as to why

I seem to have misplaced the drive which I once held inside of me
It has stolen all my hopes and dreams 
Glancing upon my reflection I no longer recognize what I see

I find myself unable to describe this emptiness which cages me like a slave
My daydreams are no longer of happy thoughts
Instead I find myself daydreaming of my grave

I continue to hold onto one thought which soothes me although it is of my dismiss
I think of the end 
A happy place where I no longer have to hide behind a disguise

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Shell

Walking along the shore I came across a broken shell
I called out your name
But, there was no answer despite how loud I would yell 

The shell was chipped and had a large crack along its side
I cherished it despite its flaws
Until a giant wave crashed down upon me and stole it with the tide

My shell was lost forever and would never again be found
Again, I called out for you 
Again, no response as if my voice made no sound 

A warming sun folded away into the hills as it faded into night
I wished upon the first star I saw
I wished to be loved by you and that you would hold me tight

The once smiling sun was replaced by crying clouds and a frowning moon
My heart began to play a song just for you
But the beat carried such a sad tune

Every melody reminded me of the person I once knew
I forced myself to turn off the musiic
In order to stop thinking about you 

I fell asleep inside a blanket of sand and I lived inside a dream
It was there that you answered my calls and stood beside me
But when I woke I was reminded that it was not as simple as it may seem

My tired bloodshot eyes seemed to have run out of tears
They stopped crying when you don’t answer
I continued my journey ready to face my fears

I looked down and found another shell which had been washed in from the sea
Inside it held a beautiful pearl
I began to call your name but stopped because I knew you would not answer me

I picked up the shell and continued walking along the shore
My new shell was perfect
But I still missed the one I had before

I held onto it tightly so that it wouldn’t be stolen by the tide
My grasp was so strong it tore a gash into my skin
The fear of losing it began causing me pain inside

The gash became infected and caused my hand to swell
I turned around to look for help 
I saw you standing there holding onto my old shell

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Distance

It is as if I am not just one person underneath my skin
Torn with mixed emotions
I keep everyone at a distance not allowing any of them in

Walls were built of concrete with tiny windows to peek through
Nobody really knows me
They only know what I allow them to

So many different aspects of just one person held deep inside
Some I don’t know myself yet
And doubt I ever could despite how hard I tried

Some think of me as stubborn and others think I am weak
Some refer to me as kind hearted
While others assume that I am a bitch before I even speak

Some know me as a hard worker who is honest and who is fair
Others see a clever thief
Who can be reckless without a care 

Some have met the romantic with a big heart 
A faithful and loyal partner
Who drives them crazy from the start

Some have met the fighter who is strong and never gives up on a dream
A woman who tries n tries
Until she either conquers her desires or realizes it wasn’t as good as it may have seem

Some find me to be creative for always finding ways to make things flow
Never conventional 
But always managing to put the pieces together in ways ull never know

Then there are some who see a fun loving person who always lends a hand 
Others have seen the intense fears
Although they never understand

A few see a hardened person who speaks what is on her mind
A bitch to some
And to others the kindness person you can find

Nobody sees the whole picture of the many aspects of me
They only see pieces 
The pieces I let them see