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The Grim Realities

by lilyqueen777 0 reviews

from afar my lips look full of life, but come closer, there's nothing but scars there of old wounds of grim realities. please r/r! first stanza written in man's perspective, and the second stanza w...

Category: Poetry - Rating: PG-13 - Genres: Angst, Drama - Published: 2006-04-13 - Updated: 2006-04-13 - 90 words - Complete

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Her lips are red

From afar,

I must say,

the smile shows for now.

she is mine!

she is mine!

she is mine!
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I could have sworn,

I have heard a voice,

my lips are filled

with scars,

hiding the old wounds

of my reality.

the grim realities

from each bite that

I bite on my lips.
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author note: came to me during my advance chemistry class...about my habit of chewing on my lips...and the first stanza is about the color of my lips from afar. please review...
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