Aimee Rozen

Fleas dream of buying themselves a dog, and nobodies dream
of escaping poverty: that one magical day good luck will
suddenly rain down on them- will rain down in buckets. But
good luck doesn't even fall in a fine drizzle, no matter
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You'd think by the way I talk
I have my life together.
That everything inside my head
would already be sorted out.
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Just because I lie awake in bed
and thoughts of you fill my mind,
doesn't mean I miss you.
I would never deny the fact
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I dreamt about you last night
I saw you and I cried
I ran to you and kissed your lips
so wet with all my tears
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The trees may stand tall
and the grass may be green,
but there is more beyond.
Ugliness can be seen.
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I hope one day
it happens to you.
It happened to me
and I've done it.
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You make me smile,
You make me laugh,
You please me again,
and again, and again.
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I am lost and so confused
when I'm standing by your side.
I am whole and I am broken
by the smile you can't hide.
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slamming doors
falling souls
things I wish to forget
things imprinted on my mind
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Where did so many of us get that notion?

Did we get it from parents who hoped we would make up
for all the empty spaces in their own lives?
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I hold on to these memories of you
even though you're happier with her.
I toss and turn at night
as you invade my dreams.
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I'm living in a fairytale.
I believe my life too
will have a happy ending.
Disney has implanted its basis of
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I'm tired of trying to make you understand
who I am.
My brain is already exhausted by
my own attempt
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Have you ever gotten tired
of going in circles?
Retracing steps along a path
you had sworn never to walk again?
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These scars that I bear
released my pain
many years ago.
Each has a story to tell.
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I'm not quite sure
what it is about me
that makes me so forgettable.
People don't seem to understand,
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Morning hasn't yet broken the spell
of the mystery night brings.
The stars hold far steadier
than this flame I write by.
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legs are crossed
eyes closed tight
fight back the tears
that long to fall
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Look at me now:
do you see what I've become?
You wanted to see you looking back
when you look into my eyes:
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For far too long have I used you
as a guide on who to be,
when I should have learned
that it's okay to be me.
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