In the dark, lonely hours after midnight,
\nI feel so alone. I\u2019m not alone.
\nIn the dark, lonely hours after midnight,
\nI am here yet nobody\u2019s home.<\/p>\n
My words are my voice with which I speak
\nyet no one can truly, clearly hear me.
\nMy words are my voice with which I speak
\nyet why don\u2019t they release and free me.<\/p>\n
Words that are true, loud, gentle and cruel,
\nI write and I write and I write.
\nWords that are true, loud, gentle and cruel,
\nall hours into the cold forsaken night.<\/p>\n
Perhaps if I stifled them, stapled them shut,
\nmaybe if I whisper, or never let them out.
\nPerhaps if I stifled them, stapled them shut,
\nconsequences from my words wouldn\u2019t sprout.<\/p>\n
Unsure if these words are a blessing or curse,
\nperhaps I could ignore them, cast them away.
\nUnsure if these words are a blessing or curse,
\nI wish I didn\u2019t have anything else to say. <\/p>\n
I love you I hate you please don\u2019t let me write.
\nMy words drive me mad, they spar in my head.
\nI love you I hate you please don\u2019t let me write.
\nIf my words are alive, does that mean I\u2019m less dead?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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