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Unlovable

Hyperventilating on the bathroom floor
Nobody hears
Nobody cares
If I were to just stop breathing 
He wouldn’t be there
I call for help
But not even a breathless me 
Would make him come running
And that’s what being unlovable is like

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You Are My Constant

Remembering the day
You took me out of the constant pain
Leading me into a constant place 
Of contentment and joy
A place where even when it was hard
I still knew you were by my side
Which made me smile

And now my memory is fading
Trying to remember when that all disappeared
Now living back in that same place 
Where you found me
A life of consistency is what you’ve given me 
The pain is tenacious
Never giving up
Always ready for the next tear 

You are my constant 
You are my fear
You are my pain

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Heartbreak

You’re a fault line
Ready to move away at any moment
A black hole
Ready to suck me in relentlessly
You’re a twister
Ready to destroy my home 
A hurricane 
Ready to drown me in my sleep
You’re a dust storm
Ready to dirty my hope
A blizzard 
Ready to leave me in the cold

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Unforgiveness

Follow me into the abyss
Lower me into the well
Drink of my hopelessness 
Swim into my faultiness 

Swallow your pride 
Take another stride

You’ll never make it out alive

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Sting

My scorpion 
Come near 
Hold me dear
And sting again 
Your poison is so sweet 
It tastes of succulent fear
When you kiss me
Venom enters my veins 
Leaving me in excruciating pain 
Then you scurry away in the dark 
And only return to bite again 
Someone please hear my cry 
Save me from his claws
That pull me close 
The ones I desire 
Yet the ones I dread 
His sting I crave 
His poison gives me life 
And yet here I stand 
With death in my heart 
And nothing but fear
Of the one I love so dear

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What It Is

That moment when alone meets loneliness 
From my mind to my heart it goes
Churning in me a deep hopelessness
Something larger than a feeling 
But smaller than what I’m worth to you 
There’s a break in your love 
Maybe it’s gone all together
But what about your promise for us forever 
Guess vows don’t mean anything anymore 
Fainting I fall to the floor 
You’re done with me 
Trash to discard
Like a cigarette bud to the ground 
Stepped on to stop the spark 
But I’m not that lucky 
Your spark is out, but mine has started a fire 
And it rages a war against the world we’ve created together 
No more happiness 
Joy to go up in flames 
The urge to run kicks in 
As you kick me again 
“Just know what this is,” you say 
And another fear stacks on top of another tear
Just give up 
Like that’s the thought you wish I’d chase 
You’re pushing me away 
But do I stay? 
To be walked all over?
Yes, I’ll stay 
Because this love is more than the hurt you give 
How generous you are
And you just keep giving
And I’ll just keep taking 
How selfish a transaction
That will not end 
Until you’re strong enough to say 
“It’s over.”

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Beauty

Oh beauty, where have you gone? 
I sing for you at night, with tear soaking melodies 
Oh beauty, why did you leave me alone again? 
I’ll change my ways, to be with you
Oh beauty, my heart is inflamed by the fire of your eyes
My hands tremble with fear of losing you 
Oh beauty, the ashes are back
And you are no where to be found 
Oh beauty, turn me back to your right hand 
Make me the apple of your eye
Oh beauty, why turn your back on me once more
What have I done to deserve the heat of your spark? 
Oh beauty, hear my cry
My soul is torn in two, because of this heartless act

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Sweet Boys

You’re my something happy when darkness rises 
You’re my laughter when tears are all I see 
You’re my strength when I’m so weak I can’t get out of bed 
You’re my hope in this impossible situation 
You’re my babies 
Your smiles lift me from my knees to my feet 
Your laughs pull me from hopeless to hopeful 
Your hugs wrap around me giving me warmth
You’re my everything 
My sweet baby boys
You pull Mama back to her senses 
And I promise you to keep fighting for you 
I won’t give up
I’ll always give you my everything 
Because you’re my only true love

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America

Turmoil 
Broken windows and broken bones
He has a gun 
Protecting what is rightfully his 
Watch your back 
Nothing makes sense 
Black or Blue? 
White or Black? 
Straight or Crooked?
Male or Female? 
Or somewhere in between? 
Which pronoun told you that you could be anything? 
Logic and sense is nowhere to be found
Protectors walk around
With blood dripping from their heads 
Because demons wander this world 
Looking for souls to take 
Believing they will win the fight
That has already been won 
Pick your side 
Where do you belong? 
It has nothing to do
With the choices we’ve been given
It’s about a love that is unconditional 
Or a broken ambition
The end is coming 
Hold your life dear, or let it go
Grasp tightly and break the skin 
Or free your hand and let life begin

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What Could Have Been

The expectations held on tightly
Strong enough to suffocate your love for me 
What if all I needed was to let go?
Leave my dreams aside
To keep you by my side 
I would've done it
Anything to keep you mine, and not hers 
What if all we needed was a little time?
But instead you chose, for all time 
Hastily ending our unity 
Your fault in this wasn't the break
It was the giving up
When you vowed forever and always 
You lied, promises broken
Words thrown around meaninglessly 
Now, I lie 
Discarded beneath a mountain of "what could have been"
And I'll stay here 
Waiting for someone who cares