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Egotistical
  Cursin' like a sailor
  It's okay, right, avail her
  Commanding the ship so strongly
  you thought you finally had it off me
  bullets keep bouncing off me like a trampoline, except this one isn't so fun, you see?
  
  As It hits a slow curve
  you seemed to have the nerve
  to throw your whole crew overboard
  just to save yourself first
  the empire state of the south
  never got to the party
  left with the crumbs in the corner
  and your dirty mouth, only clarty
  
  Lips curled into a sly glance
  Dreaming about your gothic romance
  With a flip of your hair and the turn of your chin
  Sulking away and grabbing your pen
  
  Writing without any concern
  Trying to tell me your words are just words
  But words can be the worst type of pain
  Burned into my brain like a red food color stain
  
  Razerblades and Punk madness
  colored hair with your tears of passion
  brainwashed and bleached
  compelled by your freedom of speech
  tears so frequent, indecent, and cement
  you're looking for my impeachment, what's your reason?
  
  Knuckles hurt from punching pillows
  rusting walls and weeping willows
  Wanted so badly to be broken
  so you tore out the stitches
  
  called me coward
  but i'm not the one cranking out
  poems that have been soured
  
  I live to empower.

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This piece is inspired by an experience with a bully, who specifically used words to hurt others. This is also about caring for others rather than only caring about yourslef. I hope this will open the readers eyes to how important words really are, and to listen to others.