So many men won't do it.
They have to hide their head.
If they must go...please let God know
he'd like to be struck dead.
...
It's time to take the garbage out
to pile beside the street.
It symbolizes what we've done
for people we won't meet.
...
Why are you so kind
to me?
I doubt I'm deserving
of such kindness.
...
It's silent
except for the buzzing
of the flourescent lights
in this deserted classroom.
...
The celebration ended
as we dragged ourselves to bed.
My heart is brimming over
with the words that he just said.
...
They said you needed surgery.
You said ''There's business I must do.''
I drove you to the funeral home.
The arrangements were for you.
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Some people love the drama
they need it like it's air.
What do they get from all the stress
they feel...or don't they care?
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My friends don't even know me.
They really have no clue.
I don't say I write poetry.
Is it the same for you?
...
Life seems so much easier
in the musicals.
Pain just seems so much more
pleasant
...
My dad had been sober for almost 2 years.
(that was his longest sobriety of my life)
My brother was gone to a friends house for the night
and my dad knew I was bored.
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