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The Flower & The Pot

-You have a healthy flower 
•I have a pot of dirt 

-You're happy
•I'm full of jealousy & pain

-You complain it's not the best flower 
•I wish my pot of dirt actually had one 

-You wish your flower was better 
•I cry knowing I don't have one 

-You consider other people luckier bc you believe their flower is beyond better than yours
•I consider you lucky bc you have a flower I don't...

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Bye . . .

Isn't "bye" a form of saying you're leaving for a while or even forever...? I mean isn't that the message people receive? It hurts a lot honestly ... But then you're stuck in between did this person mean "bye as in see you tomorrow" or "bye as in I'm leaving forever." We don't ever know until time shows us. They're either there the next day...or gone... and all you can do is be happy or feel the p...

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