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ALL ALONE

 

ALL ALONE

 

The pussycat remembers back to only yesterday

when she used to run and chase her feline friend.

But that’s just a sad memory now as she sits all alone

and remembers what had once been.

Years of fun and enjoyment ended abruptly

after the car mercilessly killed Tigger.

Now pining little Chocolate Drop

has no friend, only pain.

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painhurtdeathlossno hopecat

Pathetic

If i tell you things, will you hurt me?

To be vulnerable at this age is pathetic probably,

If i am honest and true, will you hurt me?

To be fucked up at this age is pathetic probably,

If i change my sinful promiscuous ways for you, will you hurt me?

To be worried by all this at this stage is pathetic probably,

Now you know the other person lurking within me,

Will you...

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hurt

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