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December 23, 2013
By mckennaxoxo PLATINUM, Louisville, Kentucky
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the role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. -anais nin

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I wish I could just say things.
Say them
And not feel bad about them.
Say all the things
I really think
And I really mean.
I don't want to be polite.
I don't want to be nice.
I want to be honest.
My entire life
Has been this endless cycle
Of biting my tongue
And then carrying around the regret.
It just piles and piles up.
What if I fought back?
What if I had said that?
What if I had just told him
Before he forgot about me?
What if I had just said something?

© Angel V., Tecumseh, MI

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WordsToChangeANation GOLD said...
on May. 2 2017 at 7:34 pm
WordsToChangeANation GOLD, Lebanon, Ohio
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this is really good i love the feeling you put into it!!!!! keep writing!!!!