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“never”
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Never meant to be.
Never a chance to work out.
Never loved again.

“loss”
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So sad. Squandered gloss.
Left alone to turn and toss.
Regrets unabate.

“jarring”
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Always someone else.
Always the next town over.
This time, though? It’s you.

“brittle”
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Precarious stands,
great pyramids built on stilts.
Good luck staying up.

“lead”
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I’m not qualified.
Then again, neither are they.
Or, was other meant?

Became so agreeable that the only time I can lament how agreeable I am is in the presence of another who agrees that I’m agreeable and that that agreeableness has become a problem.

And then split myself so that, when I’m alone, that other can be me.

This is often.

“warped”
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Faulty perspectives,
misdirected invectives,
unmet objectives.

“relax”
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Will you just stay calm?
You noticing makes us stressed,
and we might be seen.

“damage”
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Wrong questions answered.
Cracks spared and chances squandered.
Rarely recover.

“vote”
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It can happen here.
For some, it already has.
Can we still keep it?

“perfect”
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Good’s great enemy.
And now, behind already,
how can one proceed?

“apart”
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Fall, drift, tear, grow, come.
Is it at a fractured piece?
Or merely a seam?

“quit”
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So, why continue?
Fair question, answer eludes.
Go forth, bid adieu.

“writhe”
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Heart pounds, brain reacts.
Contort as the pump goes lax.
Cause a scene. Collapse.

“silence”
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The still never speak.
Remains whisper as they sleep.
What was done to them?

“rot”
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