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If You Wanted...

February 16, 2011
By Heart_of_Fire DIAMOND, Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Heart_of_Fire DIAMOND, Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"Everyone says love hurts, but that's not true. Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love. But in reality, love is the only thing in this world that covers up all the pain and makes someone feel wonderful again." - unknown

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You have the power
To bring me to tears
If you wanted to.
Just your smile
Can make me laugh,
Brightens the day.
But a frown
Can change my world
To dull gray.
A place
Where I'm alone,
And there's nothing
But emptiness.
When I'm with you
My heart rules
Over my mind.
Everything I think
About myself
Can be changed
If you say so.
Minutes, seconds,
Hours pass.
I never want
To leave.
But I have to
And so do you.
So we go our
Separate ways.
You haven't
Broken my heart
Yet.
But you could,
You know.
You don't even
Realize
How much you could
Control me,
Do you?

© Michelle B., West Covina, CA

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