The Words I Mean To Say

Hola, Hello! maybe that’s all I say when I mean I’d like to know you with a plea don’t hurt me with a tale of hurt in my eyes don’t lie to me with a racing heartbeat do paint my world with colors that you would guide my hands to choose hello do not misconstrue this elation i only want simple but deep relations i have zero ambition i have no hopes to shape your world to my dreams »

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Katana

I was cut I was wowed Her beauty was loud And her edge made me proud She slices through the air Making all the trouble look fair Her beauty is sheathed in truth And she’s always by my side like I’m Naomi and she’s Ruth I would never let her go Ironically, she’s got a grip on me And sometimes in a moment of wrong perception She strips my sight and my mind of illusions and misconceptions »

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Beauty And My Want

what do I want? what do I love? there is a feeling I get when I see a face a face that radiates beauty it runs way beneath the skin I know it it is not the face it is not the glamorous appearance it is the flaws behind the seemingly perfect face it is all the mannerisms and philosophies it is all the things that I endure then come to accept »

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The Wait for Normalcy

I walk in the room Take off that shirt, no tie Oh my, all that’s on my mind’s the ties we had I believe we still have I run my hand through my stubborn hair right down the middle where it’ll split in two halves My focus has been distracted a while I thought I stopped thinking so much about you But I only started thinking about not thinking about you »

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Sticky Oddball

The last time I did this, I made a decision to stick like glue to you And provide a shoulder to lean on when yours ain’t in the mood I decided to always be in the hood even when things aren’t good I’ll still stick to these like I’ll stick with you I’m still your friend whether or not the skies stay blue I’ll still hang around when there’s no reason or clue »

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