In the end not every bleeding thing dies; at least, not like a paper plays in fire.
ODD KENTo me there was only ever you!
More Odd Ken Quotes
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When I say I love you, I mean something raw something below the surface of all waters; something almost too naked and true!
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I don’t think the world is ever getting better; I guess maybe people just find new ways to hide what kills them.
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All through the depression, I was the soft toy in the hands of a baby with sharp teeth.
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I can sing love; only I’m afraid the lyrics might get shattered again.
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I held my breath underwater and felt surrender in my lungs; maybe this too counts as love.
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There’s not much I know about forgetting. By which I mean I can hear her name from a distance; and it still breathes cold in my chest.
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I knew you would leave someday; And from there a poet will be born from the ashes.
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If ever the fall is the ground, someone tell her I’m this close to soil, and I can feel it!
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After healing I’ll run back to her – of course this poem demands a brutal ending!
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I can feel the dust of her skin in my skin; and I think maybe that means these bones of mine have grown weary of crying too.
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I swear I love her so much that somedays I can’t quite tell if I’m just a good liar.
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I forget how our story started; but these days I’m finding the missing pieces behind every exhale, where I left the words standing with sore feet.
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I guess there’s so much in your absence that kills my soul from the burning wood to ash.
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Like a fractured bone in the ribs, the heart can be painfully heavy sometimes.
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Breathe in the pain and bring out the wounds. It’s only a process and you’ll learn to survive the rest.
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