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Owning Weakness


(poems go here) Speak your pain Show me your suffering Use the words granted to you as a human being Why is he Any better than you Why in control This is your story So don’t smear the pages with tears Do no charge our veins with anger as you lie to yourself Let your agony flow Exhale your ailments to this world Surely you will not be alone any longer then Take this day And take these words Take the world as your own You have a right to suffering But you have a greater right to freedom Let your heart speak for the first time in your life Cry alone and no one will care Smile and laugh but tear your soul to pieces Open yourself and own this existence This is your chance This is your life And you will get no other
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ehden101
This was inspired by a friend of mine who hasn't yet found their voice

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