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Silence

Refusing to speak my mind
Its never quiet inside my head 
Trash piled on trash on trash upon trash
And then you burn it all
And breathe the fumes
It turned my skin inside out

Copyright © John Ryder | Year Posted 2010



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Nocturnal

People made of glass
Drag me by my ankles
Clawing at the dirt 
My arms are getting tired
I look at their eyes and they stop walking 
They release their grip on me
I look at their eyes and they just walk away
But now im miles away from anybody else

Copyright © John Ryder | Year Posted 2010

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Uncomfortable

we forget that were
more comfortable pretending 
we cant see in the dark
sometimes we bring our flashlights
but we always know exactly where to shine them first
so i advert my eyes as
my hostage pretends to be surprised
i should just be myself

Copyright © John Ryder | Year Posted 2010

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Expire

Every time I wake up 
Ill take another sleeping pill until im dead
Motionless
I miss myself
Throw up in my pillow 
Take another pill
drift

Copyright © John Ryder | Year Posted 2010


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