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Pockets
I ought to clean out my closet
 Admit things I despise
 But for tonight, just my pockets
 That's a decent compromise
 
 This one holds my phone on vibrate
 With each buzz my heart skips a beat
 Let's see what you have to say...
 Oh nevermind, just a tweet. 
 
 In this one my earbuds and iPod
 To drown out all that's wrong
 But I skip half the tracks I've got
 To hear what I wish was our song
 
 In back left some cash, I.D. card
 Just in case someone decides to invite me
 Just this once would it be so hard?
 You go out almost nightly.
 
 And in this one a piece of paper
 Crumpled and soft with age
 And maybe if you ask me later
 I'll show you what's on this page
 
 Here lies what used to be my fault
 My initials you drew six different ways
 So I could paint next to your flag
 Make sure the impression stays
 
 I carry this with me always
 A piece of you within reach
 Sitting on it through the days
 Whilst teachers stand and preach
 
 But i have to clean out my pockets
 I carry too many things
 Like i ought to clean out my closet
 And change the way my cellphone rings
 
 But I can't throw away my cellphone
 The leash that keeps my parents sane
 And my iPod will stay on its thrown
 Emotions for to tame
 
 And money doesn't weigh much 
 I need the card that says my age
 Ironically that leaves it such
 What's remaining is this page
 
 Maybe it's time I stopped wearing 
 Your rejection like a prize
 And maybe it's time I stopped caring 
 What I am in your eyes

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