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Poetry: Left holding the bag

Yeah, ain't that a kick in the teeth...

This is different.
Any other time, any other person,
I would just walk away.
I've done it.
I watched myself do it.
Can't walk away from this.
So I stand here,
holding the bag
that is now holding
the remains of my heart and
soul and
other assorted innards,
wondering what the hell happened.

My lack of faith in myself
will always be the problem.

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