Today, I talked about you
This time I didn’t make excuses
For all you caused, all you put me through
The fault belongs, not to me, but to you
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Too long has it taken me to find
That what you offered was not love
Even if it caused me to be blind
It was hatred personified
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My best friend, so well versed on me
Was appalled
I didn’t share what all went on
Because I didn’t know it was wrong
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Trying to change bits
A better reaction, a better response
So that you might one day grow to love me
As I grew to hate myself
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That was so long ago, I’ve moved on
Yet, I’m still haunted
Will your effects ever be gone?
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Ashley Kirtman 