How many


And how many drowned pillowcases must I change
Determined to start over
To never shed my dreams of you again
Forcing unwilling cheeks to smile

And how many empty poems must I write
Cemeteries of words, abused
out of their meaning, so I can pretend
I did try to express what I can’t feel

And before how many eyes must I knee
Disgusted of my fake composure
Me of my dreams sabotaged
Until there’s nothing left to hate

And how many lies must I tell myself
Robbing big words of any value
Before the audience, until convinced
There is no wanting of crumbling into you

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