Submissions by brittanydunkes

I remember a time,
When I was not me,
And you were not you.
But the two of us were we.

I remember a time,
When you would kiss my lips.
I would say 'I love you',
as you'd explore my hips.

I remember a time,
When we watched the stars.
I was so in love,
I felt like I was on mars.

I remember a time,
When we would laugh and play,
We'd fall off the bed,
And right there we would lay.

I remember a time,
When you still loved me so.
I remember the time,
You told me you have to let me go.

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I g o .

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Into my h o l e .

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Where I b e l o n g .

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I am not s t r o n g .

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Is how I f e e l .

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This can't be r e a l .

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I cannot l e a v e .

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I cannot b r e a t h e .

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Is where I s t...

I look at a mirror,
And this is what I see.
There's a shattered reflection,
Staring right through me.

My eyes have gone red,
From all of the pain.
They are an open door,
To my soul that was slain.

My nose how it grew,
From the lies I have told.
How could I do that?
Why am I so cold?

My lips are sealed shut,
to keep the secrets in.
There's no need to tell them,
I'm already buried in sin.

My hands remain empty,
they have noone to hold.
I'll be all alone in this world,
forever I'm told.
...

Sunshine shimmers upon her expressionless face.
Her beauty cloaks her crumbling, pained conscience.
In a sea of disguise, she smiles:
A lie to all who've come to gawk at her perfection.
If they only knew her charade,
She may have been saved,
But her pride was too strong to admit to her slowly sinking, quickly drowning, low self-esteem.
As her esteem plummeted and spiraled downwards,
Her self-hatred rose up and conquered her.
She thought not about those who loved, envied, and loathed her limitlessly.
She was her one and only critic,
A sole...