10,000 Matchsticks

by Candice Brazil

What You See

What You See… When you first lay eyes upon me,You might label me a queen,At first, I’ll seem without a flaw,As if the life I live’s pristine.You’ll meet a woman that is kind,Living a life peacefully serene,“I must have her,” you’ll say to yourself,Ignorant of…

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Dumb Bitch Shit

Once again I feel like I’m just a dumb bitch doing dumb bitch shit. Every word I long to speak gets trapped in my throat. Every dream I chase is merely an illusion, never seen or shared by another. I knew it would go this way. I felt it coming. I’ve…

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I Pray

When you said you were on your way.I knew you didn’t mean you were coming to stay.I knew you’d only be around a few days.I knew your ways.I knew the games you couldn’t help but play.You were the predator. I was the prey.So I pray. I pray that what I…

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I Wish

I wish you would have felt it too.I wish you could have seen in me, all that I saw in you.I wish I would have meant to you all that you meant to me.I wish you would have believed.Believed in love.Believed in peace.Believed in me.Believed in us.I would have made you…

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Fuck Friends

Life’s full of mystery,Mixtures of joy and misery. I’ve been stabbed in the backBy more friends than enemies Yet, I treated you like kin to me There’s not a mouthOn the block That I didn’t feed Yeah, You got the best of me No shadow of a doubtWhen…

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In My Dreams

Only in my dreams, I’m blessed enough,To wear your ring. Only in my dreams, I am allowed,To call you My King. Only in my dreams, You’ve opened your heart, And let me in. Only in my dreams, I fall asleep every night, Against your skin. Only in my dreams,You…

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I Can’t

I can’t explain how deeply I feel,How much it all means to me.Never before have I revealed,What I desire for you to see. My nature is to push people away,Keeping my darkness hidden from light.It’s to be seen, I’ve desired most,And I feel your sight tonight….

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