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The Dilemmas
What matters to me right now…. Not getting in troubleNot being lateNot missing the markNot getting a bad scoreNot getting inNot having their attention… or even their respect. I’m terrified. Because see, here’s the thing. I’m not trying to do well for myself. I’m trying to dodge bullets.I’m praying the clock is wrong, the roads…
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The things we won’t say
There’s the moment when it hitsA soft pang with an echoThe recognition for them sets inNow time to turn and go We’re feeling vulnerable; we both see it and we know We’ll shift about, as if anticipatingAn outburst. Will it be you or me?We’re scared we both rememberDon’t worry, both itching to say. “I’ll let…
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The Countdown
It’s fast approachingThe countdown is ending.Unwanted, beguilingShe’s far from unnoticing True.They didn’t seem to know she’d care.But they didn’t seem to care she’d know.Rationality then got lost somewhereAnd, dramatically, her heart took the blow Does anything make it fair…?She wishes they’d careHow could they think of going, without her, there? When’d she lost control? She was…
