Lauren Pandy Poems

Freedom rings while flags fly high
Hand over heart, she fights the urge to cry
Flashes of light and explosions jolt through her head
She still sees their faces, their eyes painted with dread
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Is there such a truth as forgetting how to break
When this life that surrounds you is just too hard to take?
I'm doing everything in my ability to stay strong
So that people like you have what it takes to go on
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Kept a slave to your own rage
You're an animal locked in a cage
You feel nothing and care for not one
They all say you've come undone
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Step into my heart, for it is connected to my mind
Maybe then you'll feel what it's like to be left behind
What if I disappeared? Would I even matter then?
Al I ever wanted was to matter to them
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What happens when you sit down to write?
Do you see an overwhelmingly blank sheet of paper that threatens to swallow you whole?
Or do you see a song begging to be sung; a bridge wishing to be built for the sole purpose of connecting mind, body and spirit; a story yet untold, a vast plain of existence yearning to be explored?
Is the paper talking to you?
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Could this be
Forever you and me
We will fly from our perch
We will continue to search
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Would you walk a mile
Just to see me smile
Your touch is so exhilarating
To be around you is so intoxicating
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I want to say I love you
But I must protect my heart
I wish that I could tell you

But I am afraid
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I used to think you were the one, but now I finally see
that just because I bore your son doesn't mean you're right for me
I used to sit at home and cry
You made me feel so dumb
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Do I make you smile
Does it last for a while
You're the one for me
Oh baby, can't you see
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