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Don't

Don't

Don't smile sweetly,
If I can't see it.
Don't kiss me softly,
If you dont mean it.
And don't love me so much,
If you don't beleive it.

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Avoidance.

Avoidance.
Don't utter another word to my thirsty ears,
Don't speak of others without their knowing.
I don't want to soak myself in your harsh voice,
Or I may be transformed against my choice.
I don't want to hear of your tomfoolery,
Your childish games.
I refuse to be your toy,
I am thy beast you've wished to tame.
I am myself, individual, my own.
Avoidance. Avoidance. I take my throne. Read more »

Pressure

Beneath your skin
Inside your head
Replacing the words
With nonsense instead
Invading your thoughts
A penetrating hum
Of things to do
Places to run
Dates and times
It hardly seems
You can keep up
Ripping at the seams

Don't you dare break
Don't slip at all
Don't trip don't fail
Don't you dare fall

We're watching you
Bloodthirsty hordes
Waiting waiting
For one wrong word

One wrong action
One mistake
Don't you dare fall
Don't you dare break

You look so controlled
Just like always
Strolling down the street
Talking in the hallway
Acting like its just
How it used to be
Everything in place
Aligned so perfectly

But still in your head
You know its wrong
This pressure's been building
All along

And now its appears
Breaking point is near

Tell me

How long 'til that smile
Is washed away by tears?
Not long, you say
We'll see, won't we, dear?

Some "friendly" advice
From a person who "cares"
And who "knows what its like" Read more »

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Why I Don't Swim

Conformity,
That’s my excuse.
That’s why I’m sitting here alone
Instead of being with everyone else.
That’s a lie though,
A disguise to hide the true reason,
A mask hiding my shame.
The real reason is that they have perfect bodies,
They look how they should,
And I don’t.
I’m not perfect like them,
And I know it,
But…
It keeps me from being with people. Read more »

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I don’t really like cats

I don’t really like cats.
The have claws
and are mean.
They have huge teeth that are sharp.
They kill small animals…
I don’t really like cats….
But
cats like me.
They rub against my leg,
And meow at my feet.
They jump on my lap,
And purr….
Cat’s like me,
But I don’t really like cats.
When they are being friendly,
they get weird.
They scratch your leg Read more »

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