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Deb and Sue


My friend Deb loves me

My friend Deb cares

She pulls me in when things go bad

She's there when I need her

She gives me advice on everything

How not to love

How not to get close

How to feel pain

How to feel nothing

How to be numb

How to be emotionless

How to hate myself

 

My friend Deb introduced me

Now I know Sue

She's great

She tells me about a great life

"You could have it all" she tells me

I could have it all

And none of it all at once

No pain

No hurt

No heart ache

Only a beautiful paradise

I want this

I could have it all

And none of it all at once

No pain

No hurt

No heart ache

Only a beautiful paradise

 

 

What they didn't tell me

I'll never know

They left me behind 

The rest of them to go.

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