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Rose
I used to love you
it was like a fire
spreading across my body
Every smile you gave me
another piece of wood added to the pile
and oh did it burn
but the sad truth is
that love comes in pairs
and you had already found yours
and mine
my love
it lost its colour
that beautiful glowing blood red
slowly faded and faded
like a rose without its soil
until t...
Thursday 17th November 2022 8:58 pm
You Showed Me
Paint me a picture of a beautiful flower
Then tell me all the sins it has done
Let me look away just once
Before this sour taste in my mouth
Becomes all there is you showed me
All that hasn’t gone south
Let me see the truth behind the lie
That last wish before you die
or before you get to live
Give me the chance to forgive
Under the mistletoe what we have done
Pict...
Thursday 17th November 2022 8:46 pm
The unattainable spark of life
A star in the sky with its tail wrapped around your eye
Spreads its light into you like a song that has just started playing
A song of hope and hopeless praying
and the only thing that could be heard
was the utter silence of never said words
Will you fly and reach the sky
or will the celestial come nearby
or will the two meet in the middle
as if the lover’s voices met ...
Thursday 17th November 2022 8:42 pm
How to love thyself?
Made a painting
it isn’t too big or too small
too fancy or too empty
just the right peaceful amount of boring
grabbed an old dusty brush
and buried it in pink
like the cheeks of a smile covered in blush
covered it all
all the sadness all the hate
anything too dark to make me feel small
covered it all so I could forget
leave it all behind
as if it was someone el...
Thursday 17th November 2022 8:40 pm
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