Diego Adrian Manriquez

Take those roses now
And burn them
Turn them into lust
What does it take?
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Close you eyes it's time to pretend
Life feels a lot less sad when you're chillin' with your imaginary friends
Always listening to what you have to say
Never neglecting you, no not a single day
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Hearts pounding and eyes gleaming, Tears of fear and desperation fall from the pit of your eyes, Times we wonder what were to happen if we could escape, You know, Get away from it all! We often wonder why, Why us? ! Separated by only a few street signs and street lights, Come home, And I will return as well, Make it here and I swear, I will make this pain and suffering worth it.

Tapping on my window and I can only imagine, Imagine the sound of your voice as I walk up to it, Picture you there in silence as the only thing you share with me is a a question, (May I come in?) My heart continues to race, I wish nothing more out of this, Thoughts endlessly flow through my head, And you appear.
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As I turn the page of the scrap book you have made for me,
With pictures of us and little love notes and cliche poetry about how I felt about you,
Makes me really question myself,
If I cause this pain on to me purposely so I make an overdramatic statement on life?
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I think we would have been better off as friends,
Instead of me always looking for and end,
That doesn’t burn, bleed, or turn one of my dreams,
Into a nightmare where all I do is scream,
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I vaguely remember the last time I saw you,
It was about a week before school had ended,
Your hair was up that day with a fresh rose sticking from out your ear,
You had those blue cut off jeans with pink shoes,
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I feel unsurpassed by the spirits that hold me down
Making me feel incomplete and scared of being alone
I have grown used to the emptiness
Make up for it with joy
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</>Oh man nothing I miss more than my brother,
So powerful,
So brave,
Never thought I'd be able to lose him,
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Just like before,
Here I am,
Only last time I was heartbroken,
The only difference now is that I'm alone,
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Don't hold my hand and tell me it's all going to be ok,
It'll be a lot easier if you just let me go for good,
Walk away from the world alone and misunderstood,
I just want to dropp to the floor and just start screaming,
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Feburary is my most depressing month,
I try to look forward but I'm afraid of where I'll go so I'll look down,
I get caught up in memories of us,
The good,
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I said we'd get through,
I said we'd stay strong,
We never really believed it and I don't see why we would,
You'd always tell us things would get better but you never really changed,
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I'm not here to write about how heartbroken I am,
I'm not here to write about how much I still love you,
I'm here to pour out my confessions because this is the only place were I feel I will be heard,
Even if no one is listening,
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I don't think it's that easy for me to explain,
Explain all the things that go through my head,
Like where we're going or where we've been,
Wasting Sunday nights together,
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Just sit down like before,
Stare out the window,
Lose myself in thoughts,
Thoughts that can't be spoken aloud,
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Another dream that puts me closer to you,

So close that I can hear your heart beating with every breath you take,
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You'll never know my true intentions,

I'll never forget these emotions,
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The ocean carries my body away,

It carries me away from worry,
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I've reached the end of the bottle once again,
With a handful of pictures,
Sitting outside of the house I grew up in,
I miss you so much it hurts to even think,
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Take me away,
I can't handle this things and truth is I'm a afraid,
I won't be standing much longer with all this weighed down on my shoulders,
I feel like I am just boy,
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