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Ever Before

Submitted by perspiciens on October 20, 2008 - 10:28.

My stomach grumbles but I won't eat; I'm not hungry. All emotion and pain is wiped away because I can't seem to feel anything without you here and therefore, I never feel anything but euphoria. I wish you were here to entwine your fingers in mine, to wrap your arms around me, to gaze and to sniff my hair. I don't feel like a person, more like Bella without Edward - empty. At least you didn't willingly leave me in a poor attempt to save me. Dearest, no matter how many times I tell you this, it will always mean the same thing - I miss you more than I've ever missed (anyone)anything before, I love you more than I've ever loved (anyone)anything before, and I need you more than I've ever needed (anyone)anything before.

I've never been this emotionally screwed up and I've never enjoyed life more. Thank you for everything.

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Why Do I Need You So Badly?

Submitted by perspiciens on October 20, 2008 - 10:22.

This day is going by slowly
We've only finished two blocks
It feels like forever

And then after school
I'm not going to be there
I won't be signed on to talk

Why do I need you so badly?

Sweatshirt scents fade
Tears wash them away
Over-sniffing causes neutralization

Etched memories are worn away
I can't remember your eyes
I'm dying

Why do I need you so badly?

Little things I hear in the halls
Other people's voices
Echo like yours

Where we first met, an empty memory
Because you're not there
We're not waiting

Why do I need you so badly?

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Lytel Þings lxxii

Submitted by perspiciens on October 12, 2008 - 17:29.

Away from you
This is the best I'll ever feel
How can you want me?
I wonder who you were supposed to get...
At the thought of seeing you
My heart races
My hands yearn for their companions
I want you near
What kind of cruel world is this?
Providing people with banquets
They can't taste but once a week

I don't mind the hunger though
I know that those few hours
Will completely fill me

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Lytel Þings lxxii

Submitted by perspiciens on October 12, 2008 - 09:46.

Why aren't you here?
Why am I not there?
Why aren't we cuddling?
Why do I feel so alone?
How can night turn to day
If I still can't see my sky?
How can our blood keep pumping
If we're not pulsing with our hands?
How can I smile willingly
If you're not here beside me?
How can I be happy
If we're so far apart?

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Lytel Þings lxx

Submitted by perspiciens on October 12, 2008 - 09:43.

My hands long for yours
They search blindly
Fumbling over each other
Knowing they're not yours
Because mine aren't as soft
And mine won't tingle

They don't feel without you

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