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by Domenique R. - St. Marguerite d’Youville
Gossip
Please talk about me behind my back
When there’s nothing else to do
Call me things you would never say
When I’m in front of you.
Do tell others everything you hear
Go on and make that choice
Say anything that comes to mind
Fill the silence with your voice.
Bruise me with your careless tongue
It doesn’t matter much to me.
For I know I am the worthless being
You make me out to be.
And don’t you worry about who it hurts
Just get everything off your chest
Start with a morsel of the truth
And then make up the rest.
I’ll try not to feel the impact
But it might be a little hard
For your words echo a million times
And leave my name forever scarred.
But don’t you even dare feel shame
Make sure your head’s held high
I won’t speak out against your words
And confirm that they’re a lie.
I truly hope this makes you friends
If that’s what it’s about
For if this is the only way
Then I’m glad to help you out.
Evolution of My Love
I never needed love before
I never gave a care
It was something that I did not take
Something I would not share.
Isolation was the only way
I knew my heart would remain
In one piece for all my life
Nothing to lose nor gain.
I couldn’t help the way I felt
It was something I didn’t fake
But if I never gave my heart away
My heart could never break.
I still loved unconditionally
With only one condition
That unconditional love wouldn’t bloom
To arouse anyone’s suspicion.
And never once did I regret
The feelings that I lacked
For battered hearts do exist
And mine was still intact.
But this time it is different
Though I’m not sure it’s for real
I’m too vulnerable to know
How I really, truly feel.
I already have fallen for you
There’s nothing I can do
Except to listen to myself
And believe these feelings true.
So from my heart I will remove
The shield I had once built
I’ll try to be optimistic
And get rid of all my guilt.
But if I give you what I value most
To me you must do the same
And together we will try our best
To play this so-called game.
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