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Wake up and smell the roses
  Wake up and smell the roses
  Wake up and smell the roses
  To some just a phrase
  But to me there is nothing
  No roses, not even their scent
  Why would there be with the pain I've felt
  That careless wreck my father
  He’s like a magician
  He appears and disappears at a minutes notice.
  Manipulated
  I thought he was family
  Too young to know what's going on
  All those i thought cared
  See it happening but stand in the background
  How i wish he would go away
  He laughs in my face still  lurking around
  Knowing he can't come close is comforting
  Though there are no documents preventing the memories
  Darkness and a bile taste surround me
  Copper in my mouth, warmth on my tongue
  Piercing screams in my head
  This is how it started
  The blue sky turning grey
  Tears hiding behind my smiles
  Screaming on the inside, never asking for help
  Sadness crawls over me
  Depression and anxiety holding firm on my chest
  I can't breathe or catch my breath
  Oh how I let it come to this
  Wake up and smell the roses doesn't exist

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