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Sonnet of Songbirds
Overflowing, within this refrain;
One half of a heart; two fourths of a brain.
Those things are all that remain—
I hurt myself more, stuck within disdain—
Tell me you’ll stay
Tell me it’s fine
Although, you know,
That I—
Will die.
All of your lies
Which you denied—
All of my cries:
Shoved out of sight—
The painful images,
The hurtful messages,
You, too,
Lay amongst now-faded vestiges.
Tell me I’m soaring
Tell me I’m free—
Whisper into my ear—
Say I’m your “one and only”—
Hold me tight—
Please, be my light—
Teach me to be
An angel in flight—
Show me how to see
The world like you do—
Show me how to be
Someone just like you.
“It isn’t so cold,”
“Forever, you’re mine,”
Tell me I’m special;
Let me inside—
Hurt me more, now,
Please, make me bleed—
Tell me that I’m
A thing without need.
Caress my wounds;
Fool me into love—
Although it hurts,
It’s more than enough.
It’s the only way
I can forget:
A thousand songbirds,
One final sonnet—
The words we wrote:
A beautiful play—
I guess—
I just couldn’t make you stay.
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Some fly away when we need them most, but one cannot love someone into loving them back.