𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜

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the grass isn’t greener

if it’s littered with soldiers

why do we have to grow up

when we want to start over

when you notice a bright side

you must remember the dark

the nightingale sings

just as sweet as the lark

once i’m deep in the dirt

the flowers will sprout in my lungs

i’ll be part of those better days

people had said would soon come

each day i pray my soul is freed

from the cage it resides

pray my flesh tears away

to reveal my charred insides

you see,

i am full of blood and bone

i am not a dainty pet

i am visceral and i am raw and real

i am not something you forget

the sun doesn’t shine

in all places all the time

the tides do not deign

when they should and shouldn’t rise

if you see a bright side

you must remember the dark

without it you wouldn’t know

the relief from a spark

once i’m deep underground

and the worms fill my ears

i will no longer be facing

such disquieting fears

each day i pray my soul is freed

from the cage it resides

pray my flesh tears away

to reveal my charred insides

you see,

i am full of blood and bone

i am not a dainty pet

i am visceral and i am raw and real

i am not something you forget

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