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December 8, 2013
By nuclearunicorns GOLD, Staten Island, New York
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&ldquo;I wondered which was harder, in the end. The act of telling, or who you told it to. Or maybe if, when you finally got it out, the story was really all that mattered.&rdquo; <br /> ― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

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you left fingerprints on my heart
and bruises ‘til i bled
you tore my mind apart
and massacred my head
you begged for a new start
i gave you one last chance
because i was never smart

so we do the same old dance
and fight the same old war
because you break me down
and beat me up
until i can fight no more

© Ashton J., Reston, VA

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