Hatred so strong,
I’ve forgotten why or when
I began hating this life...

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He lit a cigarette, driving the darkness away for a moment.
A white puff of smoke escaped his lips, filling the space around him.

He stood at the top of the bridge, eyes lost in the tiny lights of the vehicles below.

With a heavy sigh, he crushed the cigarette butt that had kissed his lips only moments ago.

With it died the smoke, the glow, and his brief hope for freedom—
as he turned back to mindlessly sit in front of his MacBook...

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The flowers may have died,
but my feelings never did...

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Paint my heart
with pain, it will
still bleed love...

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Past is miles apart,
future is light-years away,
yet I die a little, every single day...

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that keeps you warm
on a cold and lonely winter night...

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Her heart emptied out but
her wounds kept on pouring...

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you never run out—
until there's none
left for yourself...

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Despite being loved
by thousands of constellations
and millions of lonely souls,
the moon still felt unloved...

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I fear the dark,
yet find refuge in its shadow,
hiding the truth of who I am
from a world that never truly sees...

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