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August 3, 2013
By Thepoetryguru DIAMOND, Cookeville, Tennessee
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Thepoetryguru DIAMOND, Cookeville, Tennessee
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Love comes and goes

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I stand
On pieces
Of my broken heart

Crush them so more
I don't even care
I stand

I stand on
My old self

I stand on everything I wanted
And everything I thought I had

My crushed dreams now are sitting at my feet
I'm defeated

I stand on my old life
My perfect self

© Jessica P., Bethel Park, PA

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