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Shine
Their words hurt so bad
 Your shine starts to dim
 
 No one notices 
 It flickers like a lightbulb
 
 No one talks to you anymore
 Its burned out completely
 
 You walk around school
 No shine to brighten your day
 
 One day its going to change
 You just don't know it 
 
 Someone comes along
 And changes that bulb
 
 They talk to you 
 It shines brighter
 
 You show the true you
 They back away
 
 Your confused and hurt
 The bulb gets dimmer 
 
 They leave
 Your thrown back in darkness
 
 You cry
 Your world is pitch black
 
 You try to change the bulb
 But it keeps breaking
 
 You pick the glass out of your hand
 And start to overthink
 
 That person comes back
 This time its you backing away
 
 They hurt you
 You dont want them back
 
 Someone else comes along
 Your scared they'll leave
 
 They change the bulb
 But you don't show the true you
 
 They assure you they are here to stay
 You shine brighter than before
 
 Your true self comes out
 They accept you and love you

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Don't waste your shine on the ones who don't deserve it