Just

Location

Wonder

Worry

We all wait

To see who it is

The one we all hate

 

The one we left

Left with a stake

Straight through the heart

On that date

 

The date that changed it all

From how the wind blows

To how the leaves fall

 

Scattered upon this barren ground

I wish you'd just drown

 

Yet there's no water

No land

Not a spec of sand

 

For the void is cold

Barren

And dry

Making me feel as though I'm way too high

 

Hung by strings

Oh so high

Up in the bright blue sky

 

Strung like a puppet

A toy of your choice

I have no voice

Nor care in the world

 

For I've got no hold

Hold upon you

Hold upon me

 

I feel surrounded by the sea

Battered

Beaten

By the waves

Unable to fade

 

For you're here

You've remained

And I've yet to gain

 

What you've taken that's mine

You stuck your claim

 Yet you seem to forget the game

 

Of hurt

Sorrow

Unforgivable pain

 

But I remember

It's seared into my brain

What you did to me

What you took

 

You never gave me a second look

A second chance

A chance to say no

 

You

The broken dirty foe

With no remorse

No regret

 

You just let

Let my blood spill from my wounds

Let me be still

Upon the rusty window sill

 

Tearing flesh

Burning eyes

Making me wish you'd just...

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