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It wasn't the first time he hit her And she didn't think it would be the last She knew from the way he hit her mother How slowly the minutes could pass And although she wasn't with her And although she couldn't see her smile She remembered her words, soft and pure And said them every once in a while “When times are tough, remember happiness Sunshine and laughter and snow Remember the promise of tomorrow” She whispered in between the blows “Call upon the blue skies Or the smell of the earth when it rains And above all remember to smile For it will wash away all the pain” So as his hand hit her head And

I don't understand how you can sever Something meant to last forever When crooked smiles were all you had When you promised your presence through the good and the bad I can't comprehend how you can let go Of the love that you promised would continue to grow Even when you made mistakes While you mended each other's heartaches I can't even fathom how you can leave— Rip out her heart and let her grieve And make us take sides we can't stand to take So don't tell us this is for your sake I just can grasp how you can hate Someone who you thought that Fate Had brought to you because you needed some love And someone you can drea

And she whispers "Just one more shot" "It's not gunna kill me" Two more shots and she's headed for death's door Three more—'now we're talkin' honey' Says the man who's not worth dying for Four more shooters and its getting hazy She can't remember why it matters now Five more—don't stop—six, pleasegod, seven An eight-ball and she's getting out Lost count—was it nine or ten now? Needles and poison and heaven and blood Death doesn't seem like a bad idea Laughter and sky and hell and mud Why on earth are they moving her body? She wonders after she closed her eyes The slam of the coffin and the smile on her lips

Don't think too hard about your fall And remember how you lost it all You favor, your place Your glory, your light And now you're committed to the night It accepts you as you are A push too hard, a fall too far And though you wish to run back home Sin is where you dwell alone Stalking mere mortals as they go Waiting as the centuries flow Jealousy begins to bloom Exploding in its silent boom If only your way was golden paved If only you had a chance to be saved But fire awaits—its cackle, its smile It only has to wait a while Before it can hold you in its throws But when that will be; only God knows.

Empty shallow foolishness Call me on my uselessness Hollow footsteps lead the way Follow me into the grave Death giver Life taker We settle this today My killer My lover This is child's play

He knows he'll be gone for a while Forever, to be specific about time But all he wants is to see her smile And his heart breaks when he sees her cry He tries to break the news easy So that she knows why she's suddenly alone But everything he thinks of sounds cheesy Because he's loved her more than he's shown He tries to tell her when she's sleeping He keeps his voice real low He lets out the breath he's been keeping "Honey, there's something you should know…" But it doesn't feel all that real Like he's not really doing it right And how would she feel if she found out later That he told her in the middle of the night Then

You're like a sunset Beauty on a time limit So broad that anyone could see it Each from their own perspective But in the end You always fade to black Then you're like the night Soft and cool Holding so many secrets Of monsters disguised as humans Or of thieves with good intentions And with little dashes of light To remind us of the day You slowly, slowly become a sunrise Brilliant but not yet warm Beautiful once again But seen not nearly enough And one must wonder Which one is real?

The death of one leaf Does not change our lives The birth of an insect May not make us cry The fall of a feather So simple and light Has no meaning to us Who struggle and fight The shifting of light In the early dawn Can't catch the eyes Of those too far gone And we can't be bothered By the lightest breeze How it swirls though grass And caresses the leaves Why can't we care for Why do we destroy The only planet We were meant to enjoy Why do I feel Like this is one big test When did life become so meaningless

There was something in the summer In the grass and in the trees In the ocean, lakes and rivers In the laughter on the breeze In warm sun by daytime And those fireworks by night There was something safe and compelling As we lingered in the light Now as the seasons tend to change And frost consumes the air I can remember those faithful summers And the love that held me there Now autumn has a different song A light and crisper tune As the leaves changes colors Die and gather In the wind that comes too soon But the feeling is not of death or sadness And to be honest, it's slightly strange Rather, it's a feeling of anticipation