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A Sincere Retreat
You lie
 You lie
 You lie
 And now you're leaving
 Where are you going? 
 Back to mama and papa
 To silver platters of
 Cakes,
 Pastries,
 Lounging lazily and demanding scarily
 served to you by
 Your servants
 That place,
 Your cowardly haven,
 Where no one will dare offend you
 Say a word that doesn't please you
 To be catered to,
 In that big cacoon you can
 Never quite shake off
 Where everything
 Revolves
 Around you
 Where you can act like
 The child you are
 So far from us down on earth
 You can age as much as you want
 Put on as many business suits as you can afford
 Stand straight and stare down at me,
 So pretentiously 
 However many times you can
 But you'll always be
 A child
 Will you someday reazlize
 The people serving you are people as well?
 Oh, Pardon me
 Please forgive my impudence
 My extreme disrespect, no offense meant
 For not treating you like a pretty pink princess
 For maybe thinking
 That I have feelings too
 Not hovering around you,
 Never ready to grant you every wish
 You can go.
 I used to admire you,
 Adore you
 I used to love you
 Now I realize
 There's not enough room in your heart
 For anyone but yourself
 So you can leave
 Go, go now,
 I'm begging you, encouraging you,
 Leave quick as you can
 Now, now!
 And don't look back, because
 I sure won't be watching
 Your retreating figure

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