By any other name

 

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two bowls of rice and pain

Words from a shiny star,

Lulling my sadness to sleep.

I begun hoping without realising,

A faint dream I did not wish for.

 

What good does having feelings bring?

Nothing, I screamed;

Nothing but pain to my bowl.

 

I have long past the age of dreaming;

I am but a fool.

 

My loved ones sent me two bowls of rice,

In hopes that I keep on going,

In hopes that I never fall; never hurt.

 

I dare not let them down,

I dare not let out cries,

I hid my broken spoons,

the cracks in my bowls;

And I laughed.

 

 

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warning signs

All too clear,

All too clear,

Right from the start,

It was all too clear;

This was going nowhere.

 

All these colours,

Blinding neon lights.

My head hurts;

Oh how it throbbed.

It hurts. 

It hurts!

 

Why am I still here?

Why does the lights attract me so?

 

I do not belong here,

I cannot breathe,

I cannot breathe,

Whisper my name once more,

No, no more!

I can take it no longer;

Let me take my leave now.

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looking glass 

if you could only see,

if you could only hear,

the words I could not say,

the words you could not feel,

trapped in this heart of mine.

 

I reached out my hands,

To you that grew distant.

 

oh how I tried!

 

but you could not see,

you could not feel,

this flower I grew for you.

 

all I wanted was a moment,

to laugh with you,

that which started as innocence,

but my heart wanted more.

 

it really was not enough,

to only look at me once.

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that's an illusion

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voices sing silently

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'sunflower'

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an attempt to breakaway

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lost at sea

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the story of monsters

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empty hearts

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lies of a pierrot

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are we humpty dumpty?

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laughter under the clouds

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how are you?

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away from the flowers

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