I Won't Say Until I Do

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I can't stand hurting you

It hurts me too.

I'm scared to say it all.

My past restricts me

And my rage holds me captive.

What have I become?

The moonlight blackens,

Darkens,

Then softens to morning's first light.

And I am still not okay.

An eternity goes by

And I still won't say.

I just keep hurting you.

I wade to the water

And pray I'll make it out alive.

The she-shark hunts here.

I am not fast enough to swim away,

So I'll pray that she's not hungry,

And I'll pray that I live to see another day.

Maybe in your arms.

I'm neck deep now

And I take the dive

And from here on out it's open water.

Where anything can happen.

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