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Today
I decided
To talk to my
Parents

But then
A poem
Came and then
A song came

They flooded me
In tears...

So I couldn't
Talk to my parents

Tomorrow
I'll try again

I need to be
Strong

A mere poem
And a silly song
Flooding me in tears...

Oh, what a shame!

Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: talk
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This piece of writing is based on Nostalgia / Grief / Trauma / Rumination / Introspection / Derision - depending on how you see it and in what context.
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