Jade Baumgardner Poems

Say you see me, differently than they do.
That you hear me in only the way I speak to you.
Say you love me, with a heart that’s pure
That the past were all poison but you are the cure.
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Let me be your moonlight
When your sun nods off to sleep
Let me be the love
You in secret get to keep
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I am not blind, but I don't choose to see
The staring eyes and bewildered faces
When they find out what is me.
Admiration lies faultily in the eyes of the beholder
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This archway is hollow
The flood has run through
Who knew that when the waters ran dry
I'd be staring at an empty view
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I don't want it
Take it all away
Don't want to be here
Don't want to think about what to say
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I'm leaving now, saying goodbye
Holding onto you only makes me cry
Bitter tears of long sweet sorrow
That lead to wishful thinking of our tomorrow
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So many times
I’ve said I’m going to leave
I’ve tried to let go
I’ve tried everything
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I see him sitting and I don’t know what to say
The lonely boy at the bus stop seeming miserable and grave
He looks up and sees me or does he look right through
My feet start moving closer but I don’t know what to do
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Breathe in, out, and again…
Look into my eyes, love.
Don’t be afraid just hold on tighter.
Like that.
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