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Quiet Desperation

Not mine, but yours

By Tanya LeijPublished 10 months ago • Updated 6 days ago • 1 min read
Quiet Desperation
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Quiet desperation leaks out of your pores

You pretend you don't want me

then you pretend you want more

 

Begging me to see how alone you want to be

Just to turn around and tell me how much you love

and only want, me

 

Waiting for a sign from above

Unable to wiggle free from your grip

until I spread my wings like a dove

 

A quiet exit I was able to slip

Would you notice my absence

or carry on with your quip

 

Obsessed with your distance

Only giving in when intoxicated

Next day claiming innocence

 

With the perfect line you baited

Wounds fresh, heart sore

Stab me with a knife that's serrated

 

You pretend you want me more

Quiet desperation leaks out of your pores

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Tanya Leij

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    Written by Tanya Leij