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Icarus

Icarus

Carnal knowledge

Everyone thinks they know
what is best.
The path they have chosen
Must fit all.
Knowledge of Right and wrong  
forbidden
The fruit that made this mess
We’re all in.
The straightest line any man draws
A circle.
When all is done and said
We all sin.

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Vampire

Nothing to see in your Reflection The only life you possess Is what you Devour
One year ago

One year ago We were nearly lovers One year ago The closest of friends One year ago
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Why won’t it go away This feeling of emptiness That you left in your wake I keep hoping I will get over you It took so little to ensnare you…
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I Broke Something Beautiful

I broke something beautiful I had prior commitments I was not free to live out that fantasy
bittersweet

I didn’t know what it was like to… then you showed me what it was lik… I didn’t know what it was like to… Then you came along and accepted m… I didn’t know I could feel so dee…
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Redemption

It’s been 14 years Since we’ve spoken 14 years In which I’ve tried to Bury my regrets
Walking away

2015-01-12-19-24-55_poetryx You made it look so easy Walking away You made it look like It was nothing special
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The hustler

What are you selling Everybody is That thing that you have That’s icing and fizz Every encounter
Exchanging griefs

I can’t help wondering Was that really you Could it have been so High If I could answer
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Solitary

Staring down Into my own Oblivion Self destruction Impossible to escape
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Who Are You?

Are you the person I met? The person I fell in love with? Were you really just someone else; Trying to be what you thought I w… Are you anyone?
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To have loved

For an instant I touched it Greatness was upon me I wonder Do you know it?
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Self Determination

Self Determination It’s never free There is always a cost Self determination Requires
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Little I can do

Little I can do Now that I have injured you I must disgust you
Back turned

I never told you a lie I was honest from the start You knew about my wife You knew who I was You accepted the facts
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