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Hand Grenade

June 9, 2014
By sarahcarp63 DIAMOND, Denver, Colorado
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sarahcarp63 DIAMOND, Denver, Colorado
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&#039;The really important people in life have a way of coming back to you&#039;<br /> &#039;Good enough isn&#039;t good enough&#039;<br /> &#039;You don&#039;t have to be sick to get better&#039;<br /> &#039;Come what may and love it&#039;

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Won't see me around
Cause letting you down
Is the one thing I'm good at
I'm sorry for giving you hell
But I'm not feeling sorry for myself
It's tried and proven

I'm tainted
The perfect day is wasted
Cause I'm raining
On your parade
Throw me away
Or I'll blow up in your face
Hand grenade

The pain only gets worse
When you use more force
Better to give up now
I'd like for you to stay
And I'd like to be okay
But I don't know how

I'm tainted
The perfect day is wasted
Cause I'm raining
On your parade
Throw me away
Or I'll blow up in your face
Hand grenade

I'll stay locked in my tower
Safe in my castle
Live the life of a coward
I'm too much to handle
At least when I erupt
There will be no shrapnel
To hurt the ones I loved

I'm tainted
The perfect day is wasted
Cause I'm raining
On your parade
Throw me away
Or I'll blow up in your face
Hand grenade

© Hali S., Robinson, IL

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SabrinaFaire SILVER said...
on Jul. 28 2014 at 12:32 am
SabrinaFaire SILVER, Odenville, Alabama
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I love the rhthym! Like HudaZavery said, it's like a song!
HudaZav SILVER said...
on Jul. 12 2014 at 12:01 pm
HudaZav SILVER, Toronto, Other
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&quot;Nothing is impossible; the word itself says &#039;I&#039;m possible&#039;!&quot; -Audrey Hepburn

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This has nice rhythm, sounds like a song! Very well written, and I like the use the metaphor with the hand grenade