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  Butterflies

  

  By 22karategirl, Wilmington, MA

  All those lonesome road signs tell me how far I truly am From the boy who haunts my dreams He’s got the cutest voice you ever heard The most handsome face I’ve barely seen But oh no he’s so far away and he gives my torture its name You take me so high Like all these butterflies They’...
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  Broken Promises

  

  By 22karategirl, Wilmington, MA

  Don’t try and convince me that blood won’t wash away my every trouble like the rain And it’s sad when we have to use pain to dull the pain I carve your name into my skin like a prayer for a gravestone So that you’ll always be with me, I’ll never be alone But even the deepest scars wil...
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  The Boy Next Door

  

  By 22karategirl, Wilmington, MA

  What happened to the boy nextdoor The one I played with everyday The one that made me laugh and cry The one I went everywhere with and no where without The one I called Rick, the one I called bestfriend The one that filled my empty hand The one that now leaves an empty space in my heart and ...
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  Dream

  

  By 22karategirl, Wilmington, MA

  It's only a dream, if it was true I love you so much, if only you knew Walking hand by hand, down an empty road As you turn to me slowly leaning in My heart skips a beat Butterflies begin to flutter When your lips touch mine I want the feeling to stay I lean my head on your shoulder ...
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  Wondering

  

  By 22karategirl, Wilmington, MA

  I do not understand Why people don’t accept life as it is Why people don’t see the real beauty of life Why I’m here, alive on earth But most of all, I don’t understand Why all people aren’t accepted for whom they are Why high school is broken up into cliques And why people are so...