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  Puzzle Pieces

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  series of unfortunate events our relationship was or is if you prefer i don't know why i always fell for your bologna sandwiches not so much head over heels as in over my head but i've always been a sucker for the broken i come running with my small hands to put it back together my c...
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  4th Hour

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  Sittin in class Should be doin math But I can't concentrate All I do is contemplate This happy I feel It's so real I can't lie An emotional high You caused this My temporary bliss I'm risin above With you love...
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  Asher's Angle

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  "Are you not interested in, or at least curious about, that which might be of the greatest importance to you?" I failed a Bible test Therefore I must not care about Any things of God Or my salvation So teacher tell me Must I get an A To show value in Christianity? Is my memory dire...
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  Am I Missing Something?

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  There is much ado About eternal love True love that never fades There are millions of love songs And thousands of movies Fairy Tales with happy endings But there is nothing beautiful About being heart broken Nothing romantic about Unrequited love It is miserable Daily agony To love some...
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  Antidote

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  I have a disease, that only you can cure. You are the antidote. With a few simple words, you can break the spell. So please, I know you loved me once. Is it so hard, to love me again? What changed between us? Did something happen, that I wasn't aware of? Because I remember us, bein...
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  Worse than Juliet

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  I chose that smile because I like the way it looked But I forgot You know me curve for curve No Jack in the Box could ever fool you Though I was a silly gambler Mistook the thief in the night For my Savior And there wasn't enough umbrellas in the world To prepare me for the rain that wa...
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  Daydreaming

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  we might see each other again after the day is over maybe i'll have you walk me to my car and you'll hug me goodbye as we draw apart i'll pull you closer i'd say kiss me you'd ask me why then i'd say why not so you'd lean in i'll stand on my tip to...
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  At Least

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  i look at you and it hurts because i still think about you every single day i never stopped loving you said if the world took me away from you you wouldn't know what to do well you seemed to have figured it out not that i haven't tried to move on because i have tried more than onc...
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  Can You Just Teach Me?

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  hush now please be quiet teacher i want to learn about hamlet shakespeare because this is english class i don't care what you think about armageddon and the great lord jesus christ...
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  The Author's Story

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  Write. Pick the adjectives. And some verbs to surround them. Throw in a few prepositions. Use grammatical clauses. Arrange the words of the English language. To make them say what you want. Manipulate the phrases to speak. Something only you know the real meaning of. This is the power of th...
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  That Night

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  One mistake A poor choice With dangerous repercussions A fun dare That crushed More than one relationship An intriguing event That hurt too many people Please forgive me It's so painful I know To think that every time you look at me It will be in the back of your mind waiting I'...
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  i can't believe i'm in a love triangle

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  It's the perfect cliche really He loves her And I love him They have a friendship I cannot compete with He and I once shared feelings Those are often re-ignited This time of year Triggered be adrenaline and emotions Memories and history together But she gets the best of him Though I ...
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  Lizzie May

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  She is my oxygen mask I hold me breath As I deal alone Suck it up Hold it in But when I get to her I don't have to Because she already knows I can be honest She doesn't try to fix me She just holds me And we tend to our wounds together Almost lost her once But I thank God I h...
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  Our March Madness

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  There's something about The plays Theater is always captivating But when March rolls around each year Our passions seem to be lit Suddenly the awkward doubts All disappear We are unified Because we must depend on each other Have to to establish trust Our history is no longer in the pa...
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  A Boy

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  This is a boy That told me He would walk Me down the isle Because he and I Both know he's been The most steady man In my life This is a boy That told me He loved me And when I couldn't Accept it he Stayed around This is a boy That talked me Through break ups And warned m...
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  Just for Tonight

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  Just for tonight Let's go back You can be my Superman And I'll play Lois Lane We can pretend we're happy again Like the times before When you treated me like a princess And you were my prince We'll forget about ourselves I'll forgive you for all you did And you...
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  Meanings In Life

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  i told my dad he had to make it work with his new wife and kids before i lose faith in the whole idea of family i ended it with an "lol" but its scary how truthful that one little comment was just like i told my friend he had to make it work with his new girlfriend because he w...
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  Good vs Bad

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  I was the girl That wore her heart on her sleeve I was the one That cried for everyone else That let people in Forgave them When they didn't deserve it But now I'm someone else Now I'm harder I don't trust people I see the bad I judge harshly And feel less empathy ...
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  The Guard

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  I'll put it all in a bottle, and send it out into the ocean, then it will go to your island. He told me, in strained and frantic, words through the phone. Troubles confided between, best friends that share, love and loyalty. I am an island. They stand on the shore, putting their wor...
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  i can't let go of you

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  i've never been good at letting go with my abandonment issues and yes i know i'm attracted to men that hurt me i am forever a masochist and you were never perfect you left rather distastefully but no one has made me as happy as you did and though you may be a coward and a player...
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  Views

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  i would love to write something to meaningful that everyone recognized my poetic voice i would love to come home and tell my mother that i'm going to make her proud i would love to go to my father and say everything is great i would love to know exactly what i believe and know my ...
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  The Good Guy

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  they all told her knowingly seeing the obvious becoming whispers in her head she picked them because they were her opposite just what she wished she was but they hurt her in the end so many tears she wasted on those that didn't deserve them but this one was different good and kind so...
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  Poetaster

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  What can I do for you love How could I possibly help Because I'm here ready to aid But I know nothing of death Understand the pain yes Still it is not enough I'm just a poetaster anyway My verse does not rhyme It has no pattern Or profound meaning Just a simple jumble of words ...
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  Gage, the boy I regret

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  Spinning around Trying to view All this evidence These things That are filling My head It is new And exciting But not popular In this culture It's uncommon Scandalous But so tempting Such an idea This possibility Of something Fun...
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  Why I Continue To Love Him

  

  By lil.awol, Independence, MO

  I never meant to hurt you The words of the text He sent me in a conversation That had started out so light It had been almost two years Since he broke my new heart We had never spoke of it Just gravitated back to each other After much time spent apart Those honest And vulnerable thoughts ...