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The Vision Of Perfection


Cross my heart, And hope while I cry That one day, you will see That I can really fly That one day, you'll notice That I'm finally enough And that one day, you will realize That your 'love' was too much That it tore at my insides And shredded my heart To the point that when you were done with me I ripped myself apart I never really loved myself Not nearly enough Always felt like a mistake So just existing proved tough Even now, as I am writing You are degrading me, devaluing me And as my pillow drinks my tears I am desperately attempting to see How can I be better, Or perfect in your eyes? Stitch my lips shut and rewire my brain Become the vision of perfection, only in disguise
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Shawnie98
Oh my gosh thank you so much. I'm sorry that I made you cry but I am glad that you felt something from my poem
Gravity words
This piece was so deep just reading it made me cry as I was reading it, but keep writing more.

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