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TOXIC

i believed every word thats when the tables turned

i fell for the pretence of feeling me at first

part of me always knew this was heading for the worse

cause i know im not the only girl youre lying

to the only girl you crying to

i was stupid to feel special

but fresh out of heartbreak how was i to know who you genuine too

you got such good timing shouldve noticed the mind game...

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lovewomenheartbreakshonestgameswaited

Two

Love is strong

The fight in my heart

Stuck between two

I will need surgery and security

After, I tell her a story of love and why I can’t be with her

Only one can be with me

Triplets we aren’t

My love is equal

Internal and external

As it’s not a game

I waited too long

To say who is the survivor

Heart made of steel

Mounted closed

Some kind of way

Your st...

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lovewomenheartbreakshonestgameswaited

She Pushed

I often think about her

turning away and pointing

she points (always)

from a winning stance

she says

that she thinks about me

or so she says...

I think of her push

and shove laugh

and her fingered arguments-

I was wrong

she was (always) often correct

and as we crawled into

each other's wet laugh...

we waited...

and she waited longer.

 

 

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