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Love and Hate

It's a Good Bye

By Tales from a MadmanPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Love and Hate
Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash

I lie, you know.

You won, I lost.

I stay, you go.

But at what cost?

I call, no ring.

Hear you, not you

To me, you sing.

Each word less true.

Try not to cry.

You said to me

It's a good bye,

Not what I see

Inks blot my view

No fake joy here.

You left this skew.

Don’t shed a tear.

You saw me pour,

For me and I.

I left you poor

And your cup dry.

Sad it's too late.

Not much to say

But damn this fate.

We walk away.

But from this ex,

Pity new one

He will be next

When you are done.

By Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

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Tales from a Madman

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.. the figure in question had out-Heroded Herod, and gone beyond the bounds of even the Prince's indefinite decorum.

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