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Kites and Anchors

There's a hole in my heart that I cannot fill

And the pain that it causes I cannot still

The love and compassion that should have been there

Got lost on the way, along with the care

And I can't get it back as hard as I try

So it strangles your love until you say goodbye

My insecurity grows day by day

And my desperation pushes away

The people who only want to feel free

'C...

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Nightmares

Tell me something happy

Before I go to sleep

Whisper me soft stories

And my secrets keep

Hold me safe and warm

Until the break of day

Stay with me while I’m sleeping

‘Til the nightmares go away

My mind turns against me

It’s happiness I seek

But memories weigh heavy

In darkness they will creep

Into my dreams and make me

Childlike, lost and scared

Back in ti...

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Tightrope Woman

The films tell us how we should be

Beautiful, sexy, thin and free

Not too sexy or you’re a slut

And not too thin or you’re not hot

Can’t be a prude because that’s boring

Too curvy, you’re fat, that’s their warning

You have to be strong, exciting and fun

Intelligent, funny, can shoot a gun

Independent and street-smart, with a PhD

But that’s not all you have to be

Hones...

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Not all men

Not all men are like those guys

Who stare at you, undress you with their eyes

But I can't tell when I look at you

Which one you are or what you might do

Maybe it's that you just want to talk

But I've done that before and ended up stalked

Shouted at, made scared, often harassed

The worst thing for you is you might be embarrassed

If you think I reject you, are judgemental or ...

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Citalopram

The little white pill I take every day

Helps me to fight my demons away

But it numbs my emotions, makes me feel like stone

I hate it but I can't fight them on my own 

So I need you to help me see

The other voice in my head isn't really me

If the illness takes over none of me will be left

And I would hate to leave you bereft

If it traps me in my mind and leaves just a shell

...

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The Ring

Dark like his heart and glistening silver 

It shines and it beckons just waiting to fool her

She's seduced by the light, so the darkness within

Creeps out and takes over, dripping with sin

The light is soon gone, only darkness remains

It's doesn't take long before she feels the pains

Of anger and fear, violence and aggression 

And soon she finds that she's it's possession

S...

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