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My middle name must be leave
Because that's what they all do.
"I don't want to be in a relationship"
Just say it
I don't want to be with you
Because relationship means commitment
It means not being indifferent Ā 
It means being consistentĀ 
And being realistic
But I'm problematic
And defectiveĀ 
Clearly defective
Because they always choose someone else over me
Always leave and say the sa...

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Her lips were fireĀ 
And I loved the way it burned
Her hands were chains
And I willingly let her lock me up and away
Her eyes were traps
That I'd fall intoĀ 
With no escape routeĀ 
With no shred of doubt
That I ever wanted out
And you ask now
Why I have all these scars
See you loved like razors
And I let you cut me openĀ 
Thinking this is what love is
And you took every part of meĀ 
And ...

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Runners High

When the moon is toweringĀ 

And blades of grass precipitating
I take to the streets
Drowning the silence of the nightĀ 
With my feet
See the worlds asleepĀ 
And the cold air on my face
Is a blissful reminderĀ 
That I'm still awake
In the most natural state of the cosmosĀ 
Dark.Ā 
Unlit.
My feet hit the pavementĀ 
And I enjoy the loneliness
Running from unseen mon...

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Polly Lane

I always happen to look at the clock

And 708

There it is
Like a constant reminder that you're gone
Like a constant reminder that love is just a song that we all sing
But always ends eventually
708Ā 
A flood of memories
Of staying up late
Of love we used to makeĀ 
Of hope that I hadĀ 
Before you walked away
Hopes as high as the Chicago skyline
708
The days and...

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