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Created on: April 06, 2010
I write to express
All things I feel
And can not confess
When I write
I wear my heart on my sleeve
So pure and white
I am young
The loss and pain I have felt
Can’t ever be sung
The anger that pulses deep
Within my blood
Only fear there can creep
All I ever write is
Pain and love
It’s like I stare across an abyss
I probably sound pathetic
But I am who I am
All I can hear is the clock tick
This is why I write
Now you know
Of my inner fight
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