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That's Why

April 16, 2017
By georgiabeam BRONZE, Raleigh, North Carolina
georgiabeam BRONZE, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"Ex nihilo nihil fit" (Out of nothing, comes nothing) - Parmenides.


I see you in the streaks on my car window
When I'm coming home on the right of ‘Falls
In my laugh
Because you were the reason behind it
In new music
Because you were the one to find it
In nostalgia
Because you were the one who understood it
In any new friend I make
Because you're the archetype

We had everything
We had it made
Why would you want to throw all of that away?
From the deepest depths
To the highest heavens
Our love experienced the most abstract of concepts
Oh love it's devilish to say
That we had it made

It's different now.
But maybe that's a good thing.
Maybe this one won't hurt me
Is that what you want
Is that why you did it?
Because you truly believed I deserve better?
If you only knew you are my better
The search was over
Now I'm filling a void with a faded outline of who you wanted to be

It's later on now but I still see you in the streaks on my car window
When I'm coming home on the right of ‘Falls
In my laugh
Because you used to be the reason behind it
In new music
Because you were the one to find it
In nostalgia
Because you were the one who understood it
In any new friend I make
Because you're the archetype

I look for you in everyone
Yet I avoid ones too much like you
Because even though distance separates us
I don't forget the spiteful
It began with your hurtful ways
Leaving me alone for days
Wondering what it was I did to you
Forever the plague
To my mind and wellbeing
But I guess that's why I...



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