Burnt Into The Light Of Day

Some of my dreams

Should never see the light of day

But this one’s burned in

It just won’t go away

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To vent means to air it out

Maybe give me a bit of peace

So hopefully with this

The tension gets to release

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It starts hiding in my closet

A little girl, maybe seven years old

I’m punishing myself

Cause I never do what I’m told

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It’s the only comfort I can find

When my mind floats to the darkness

I become nothing

An abyss

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To spare you the details

Shall save you some tears

That little girl stayed silent

For far too many years

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Until it became a burden too heavy

She had to unload the weight

But when she pulled the trigger

The universe showed that wasn’t her fate

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She would grow

And she would shrink

For many more years

All she would do is think

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With time she learned

It wasn’t reckless to hope

Somehow, being vulnerable

Became her way to cope

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Authors Note:

Word Count (excluding note): 174

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