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The cuts and scars on these wrists Stare back from beneath clenched fists Beauty and symmetry of red stripes Destroyed by stitches of different t..

Shades on my window cover antique panes Like eyelids cover blinded souls in pain Courtyard smiles hide the aching inside Making short work of..

Flogging myself To receive His forgiveness I look towards heaven To find deliverance Absolve me of the sins I haven't committed My armor of..

I miss her smile That grin of deception It's been a while Since I felt her rejection You know how it ends It was never in doubt "Let's just be..

Sitting on driftwood, with a pint in my hand Burying my toes and soul in the sand Watching a wave as it rises, crests, and breaks Listening to th..

I can't sleep I can't breathe I don't weep I don't believe I want to die I want to bleed I don't try To get what I need I stand alone I s..

Sit with me shy girl Learn with the wonder in a child's eye Youth's treasures held like an oyster's pearl Turn away when I say "Hi" Notice me yo..

The only thing in the sink A glass for a needed drink The one I kept filling last night I'm tired and old No matter how much I'm told Things ar..

Danny found his wife and best friend in bed He took his 38 and shot himself in the head Fred returned from the war after witnessing the carnag..

Hold me... and don't let me go Don't let me blow away Like a dry brown leaf in the wind Lift me... up towards the sky To touch white cotton clou..