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Sunshine

You said once that I was the sun,

Always so bright and blazing,

Always so warm, so lovely

With my evergreen smile and booming laugh.

You said I had a soul made of gold,

A heart so big that dragons would cower,

But what if I told you,

I don’t feel quite so golden anymore?

What if I told you,

There are cracks in my being

That bleed darkness into everything I love?

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My Mind Won’t Dim

A restless hush pervades the quiet shore, Though waves repeat what they have said before. No peace arrives to fill the aching frame, Each sunset looks the same, a muted flame. The night drips dry upon a thirsty tongue, While sleepless hours claw where thoughts are hung. Old songs return and circle, tight and thin, Their looping lines grown sharp beneath the skin. The hours stretch, u...

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Overflow

I hear what you're saying

An offer of much persuading

Rare and unseen, it's almost a dream

But let me check the calender before I give you my splean

 

Time is of the essence

But limited may be my presence

If an ultimatum is all you can give me

I think my calendar may want to see me

 

I'm mindful of your expectations

Fleeting chances, opportunities and once in a lif...

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don't burn.

to you,

i am nothing.

 

every memory

every laugh 

every smile

every tear

every mistake

every argument

every compliment

is nothing.

 

i could never compare

to weed

according to you.

 

i could never compare

to autism and down syndrome jokes

according to you.

 

my love for you

the fact that you're my best friend

the things you've help...

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