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You're Standing on the Edge of a Cliff: (spoken word)

You're standing on the edge of a cliff.

You look out across the trees,

The mountains look ready to consume.

Your heart is racing, 

But this is what you want.

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You're standing on the edge of a cliff.

You look up at the empty sky,

Only a single bird soars.

You are familiar with the lonesome.

But you enjoy lonely, right?

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