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Too Busy
We're too busy letting go
To hold on to what was made
For the soul.
Like a cruddy birthday gift
That no one would want
To kiss,
And hold close to them
We try to be like free birds,
But act like one in a cage.
You say, "You only live once"
But exactly what life are you living?
You speak of wanting freedom
But you're the only one with the key
Tears could fall from my face
In absolute pity
You expect me to become
A blacksmith
And meld that key for you,
But what you need to realize,
Is keys only work when they're made
By yourself whom shouldn't be ignorant
To the spot they're taking up on
This belt of new spawns.
And I don't know the way to
Your heart,
Like a rocky road by the cliffside
Your heart is screaming at
The restraints
But you're not listening.
Why have a heart when it's getting
Broken by your own hand?
Throw away your lies and
Piteous scene,
And live like the person
You were destined to be.

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