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Solemn

You say there is nothing left to say
And that I have crossed the line to many times
So we stand in separate silences
Apart in heart and apart in body
So why won’t you hear, my solemn apology

Yes, I still love you
But what good could it do now?
Yes, I still dream you
But what does it matter now?

So don’t cry, when you’re lonely
This was your idea to part ways
And I know I have made mistakes
But you’ve made them too along the way

Yes, I still need you
But what good could it do now?
Yes, I still want you
But what does it matter now?

I could give you the ocean
And I could give you all the land
We could walk alone in darkness
As long as you would hold my hand
And I would flatten mountains
And fill the valleys of our hearts
And if any of this isn’t enough just to touch you
Then I would scrap all this life and restart

So don’t cry, when you’re lonely
This was your idea to part ways
And I know I have made mistakes
But mine outweigh anything you could do

Forgiveness ain’t around me
It don’t flourish in my soul
Kindness was a board game
And I lost all my gold
What of what we have become
What ill intentions need be?
There was a poison in my veins
You are the potion that I need…

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No criticism , just want say this would resonate with most people, very down to earth comment on a relationship.

Louise

Stand tall, be proud to be who you are, give the world the finger!!!!

Indeed. A definitive poem on relationships.

I wouldn't change a word though I would add an *o* to *to* in the second line.

~A

p.s. What's your poison? lol.

the poison was meant as the feeling i felt when the sudden realization of it being "over". the sinking feeling, my chest cavity collapsing, my heart pausing but my veins pulsating. My fingers and toes tremble. she calmed it, made it all feel so right. without that potion i am poisoned.
Washing Tears.

-with what love could be...

Washing Tears

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WT,

this would make a great song, using the:

Yes, I still love you
But what good could it do now?
Yes, I still dream you
But what does it matter now?

&

Yes, I still need you
But what good could it do now?
Yes, I still want you
But what does it matter now?...

...as the basis for a chorus and these for a bridge:

So don’t cry, when you’re lonely
This was your idea to part ways
And I know I have made mistakes
But you’ve made them too along the way

&

So don’t cry, when you’re lonely
This was your idea to part ways
And I know I have made mistakes
But mine outweigh anything you could do

I think there is a word missing here:

Yes, I still dream (OF) you.

Happy to help melt this into a song structure if you so desire.

As a whole, it kept me interested all the way through and was a good poem/song that speaks to anybody in the same situation.

Good stuff,

HS

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With all that I am and all that I could be, I walk this earth, yet nobody sees me.

thank you all for your kind words, they mean a lot. Hooded Stranger, it was meant to be a song/poem. This one means a lot to me personally, with the current situation i am in in life, but everything will work out for the best some day. thank you all again
Washing tears

-with what love could be...

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WT,

as lyrics this piece is well written. Do you have any intention of actually recording it?

Knowing this is a true account of where you are in life right now really adds to the powerful feel to this song.

I can almost hear your quite almost whispered verses blend into the more aggressive choruses and bridges.

I hope for you that all in life works out but whilst your in this state...keep writing...you may never get back the emotion and feelings you have right now.

kindest regards,

HS

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ha the last thing i would want to do is kill her heart, i wish her all the best and good fortune in her future love.
still, the temptation to is there ;)

-with what love could be...

Washing Tears

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