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			<description>There should be a vacancy sign hanging from his neckThere should be a warning label to prevent those from being injuredThere should be yellow caution tape strung from limb to limbThere should be flashing lights alerting people to stay awayHe&amp;rsquo;s completely empty and disillusioned and doe..</description>
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			<description>There was a time when she thought she had it all. Her life was on track, her mind clear and heart was so full. She was independent and successful. Her love life was on fire, her family was well and she had high hopes. There was a time when she understood her place and held it beautifully. She was ca..</description>
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			<title>too familiar</title>
			<description>Abandoned during a time of needIgnored and forgottenYelled at me and stuck me with all the weight on my shoulders and im breaking The clock doesn&amp;rsquo;t stop nor does life just because one checked outHasn&amp;rsquo;t a clue as to how much he hurts meI&amp;rsquo;ve been here beforeHe leaves me t..</description>
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			<title>...today</title>
			<description>My heart has never felt so heavyThe aching that rocks me to the coreAlone emotionallyTime lost and things that cant be replacedMy eyes burn and it stings when tears fallLeft behind in a mess created by anotherPieces of me have been erased and replaced with an endless hole that just grows..</description>
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			<title>..</title>
			<description>How can one love when they are unable to actually give loveHow can one share love if they don&amp;rsquo;t actually have anyBroken people linking up and just making an even greater disasterIts unbearable to seeTo be able to really see people for who they are and especially who they are not, it&amp;rs..</description>
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			<description>Life is too unpredictable to waste any time or energy on wasteful things or peopleLife is precious regardless of the ups and downs For those that don&amp;rsquo;t believe this to be true and for those that don&amp;rsquo;t live that through, I have little to no use forMany years, tears and nightmares I&amp;..</description>
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			<title>junk</title>
			<description>Some are so sick that they don&amp;rsquo;t even realize itThey&amp;rsquo;re so lost within a fictional limboThey take on false beliefs and bullshit views of selfSome are so sick that they&amp;rsquo;re comfortable within dysfunctionThey can&amp;rsquo;t function among others doing wellSome are so sick that ..</description>
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			<title>life's lessons</title>
			<description>Forgiveness is by far the most difficult challenge one experiencesTo forgive wholeheartedly is to honestly accept what&amp;rsquo;s been done or left undoneTo genuinely forgive you must truly understand what&amp;rsquo;s happenedFor this to come to fruition, the truth needs to be spoken, known and accou..</description>
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			<title>pigeonhole</title>
			<description>A tailspin of unanswered questionsThe torture of not knowingThe indirect responses that killCountless days wasted and forever goneInsides torn apart that&amp;rsquo;ll never fit properly againEyes frozen in sadnessTears that can&amp;rsquo;t even fall anymoreA bludgeoned heart with a fading puls..</description>
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			<title>manicaly calm</title>
			<description>List to help create orderBoxes to help organizeShelves to display interestStories to help teachMemories to give comfortPictures to help rememberBags to help hold the extra weightClosets to hide clutterBlankets to help warm what&amp;rsquo;s chilledMops to clean lingering dirtTools to ..</description>
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			<title>Abolished</title>
			<description>-She watches falling birds descend to the cold hard earth-She watches the broken tree limbs plunge to the damp saddened hillside-She watches dreams nosedive into bottomless wishing-wells-She watches flowers drown in knotted weeds and wilt away-She watches as promises are made and left to rot..</description>
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			<title>&quot;Loved&quot;</title>
			<description>Made to feel guilty for giving selflesslyMade ugly by those soullessDestructive words that slaughter and live foreverScars reopened. Blame misdirectedSanity stolen and faith beatenShallow grave marked and readyName tags to help rememberA sickness that spreadsA plea for help ignored..</description>
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			<title>collapsing</title>
			<description>An aching that lives in the depths of ones soulA pain so riveting it paralyzesLoneliness that exceeds any reckoningA living death with no closure possibleColliding nightmares that never sleepLight suffocated by the dark truthA solid ground turned fragileLies that engulf and smother any..</description>
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			<title>Unknown</title>
			<description>She holds her composure She masks her inner painShe hides her scarsShe covers up her fearsShe shows up for others and falls short when it comes to herself She leads with her heart so when she falls short she feels it at full force and when others fail her, she's crushedShe pretends all i..</description>
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			<title>Stink</title>
			<description>Her insides glare. She is muffled by utter frustration unable to reach the closed mind that faces her. Mournful explosions from the depths inside. She is outraged by the soaked truth that none of it even stands a chance. One to the next just empty spaces. Her thoughts exploding and ideas of change c..</description>
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			<title>Hold</title>
			<description>A memory that she holds is stronger than the blood that runs through her-She remembers warmth and the feeling of &amp;ldquo;okay&amp;rdquo;To most, this seems easy, if they really knew-The greatest feeling and time is knowing they don&amp;rsquo;tHow&amp;rsquo;d this happen?She begins but can&amp;rsquo;t finish anything..</description>
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			<title>What Might Have Been</title>
			<description>She no longer rocks white tee&amp;rsquo;s n dirty jeansShe see&amp;rsquo;sToday nothing is cleanAnother day filled with broken dreams an empty screamsA once united front has caved to nothingNo one knows the terror she feltJust a smile, bruises n a forever lasting curseFramed scamsA memory in the makingA lif..</description>
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			<title>She</title>
			<description>She&amp;rsquo;s a tidal wave- knocks kicks n throws it overShe&amp;rsquo;s a brutal strike- stings burns n leaves a markShe&amp;rsquo;s rough as leather-strong durable n long lastingShe&amp;rsquo;s honest-painful straight n makes you thinkShe&amp;rsquo;s untraceable-no sight dust or remainsJust you, knowing your fault ..</description>
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			<title>Promises</title>
			<description>She pushes n pulls to make it fit-She struggles internally but shows nothing but grit-A simple explanation clues them in-But, it&amp;rsquo;s been so long to feel like she&amp;rsquo;s in-In, just a moment nothing of substance.Another story in the never ending timeline that follows this abundance of turbulenc..</description>
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			<title>Suicide</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>It's gone</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Fucked</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Without You</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>It Hurts Me</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>New Day!</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Some Day...</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Placed</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Making It</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Wishes</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Vessel</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Beautiful They Are</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Cheated</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Heavy</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Cursed</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Black and Blue</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Same</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Shameful</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Gift</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Pretend</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>When</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Stale</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Together</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Mmmm</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Leftovers</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>If Only They Knew</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>What She Needed</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Forever Lives</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>One Step Forward Two Steps Back</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Don't Want To</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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			<title>Not Remembered</title>
			<description>Young Recovery</description>
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