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A Symphony of Shreiks


Wailing in the distance The shrieks of a dying heart Trying to be dignified After love tore it apart Howling in the darkness As the night provides a screen Running from the humiliation Hoping to not be seen Crying in the moonlight As midnight comes creeping in Wishing I was invisible As my head begins to spin Degraded by the embarrassment Of the heart worn on my sleeve Telling you words straight from my heart Words you refuse to believe Flirting with the notion That maybe one day I'll be seen Aching as my heart drips tears Because of what could have been Blocking out the shrieks Of a permanently wounded heart Still the love lies deep within me Stronger than it did at the start Wishing I was someone Who could fill your heart with joy But I know I'll never be good enough And my heart you won't employ...
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