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I thought without you my life would end.
That’s false. This is where life begins.
My heart can retire you.
I don’t desire you.
Glad I doubted you
Soul now new. I’m
better off
without
you.
About the Creator
Joe Patterson
Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.
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Comments (8)
Loved this!
Awesome!
This was so freaking powerful and liberating!
👍😊
Powerful stuff!!❣️ x
Perfectly said, this is a very powerful poem.
Beautiful!
So well-said! Sometimes we need to rid ourselves of that which is not serving us <3