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Every Story I Tell Contains Me<\/p>\n
Every story I tell contains me,
\nIf you know how to look inside.
\nI am but a bird trying to be free.<\/p>\n
My cage is gilded, held fast by lock and key
\nAlthough I yearn for the door to open wide.
\nEvery story I tell contains me.<\/p>\n
I cannot swim a river, nor climb a tall tree;
\nI fear being unchanged and swallowed by pride.
\nI am but a bird trying to be free.<\/p>\n
I feel like you’re blinded; you look but don’t see
\nAnd I am so tired of being your guide.
\nEvery story I tell contains me.<\/p>\n
There’s an ocean between us, a darkened cruel sea,
\nCreated by all the tears I have cried.
\nI am but a bird trying to be free.<\/p>\n
I drown myself inside of my poetry
\nWatching it make others starry-eyed.
\nEvery story I tell contains me;
\nI am but a bird trying to be free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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