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The Shattered Hearts Collection ยท Volume I

Poem 17

dEATH aND dESPAIR

i CHOOSE MIND OVER MATTER
i CHOOSE WILL OVER WAYS
bUT IM NOT STRONG ENOUGH
tO KEEP UP WITH MSYELF
tO KEEP UP WITH MY MISTAKES
aND I NEED YOU
iM NOT FREE
iM NOT UNSTOPPABLE
aND IM CERTAINLY DELUSIONAL
nEEDING YOU LIKE THIS
i WANT TO CHOOSE MIND OVER MATTER
bUT MY HEART CANT TAKE IT
sO ILL CHOOSE DELUSION OVER REALITY

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