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HersheyKiss
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since 2008-06-02
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0 posted 2008-07-01 11:10 AM


How Long?:

How long can I stay quiet?
How long will this silence last?
Can I cope with this forever?
Can I put it in the past?
How much longer can I cope for?
How much longer can I stay strong?
Can I deal with this secret?
Can I somehow carry on?
How will I get through each day?
How will I keep from breaking down?
Can I live with this mental torture?
Can I learn to swim before I drown?

I can't stay silent forever,
Eventually I'll speak out,
I won't cope much longer,
Of that I have no doubt.

How long till I open my mouth?
How long till this silence ends?
Can I find a way to cope?
Can I find help in my friends?
How much longer till I give up?
How much longer till I lose strength?
Can I deal with the aftermath?
Can I survive when the silence ends?
How will I make it through?
How will I break down?
Can I get through this torture?
Can I swim before I drown?

I won't stay silent forever,
Someday I will scream,
I'll tell them what you did,
I hope they'll listen to me.

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1 posted 2008-07-01 01:29 PM


I'm glad you wrote this.. cause trust me i've been there.. Feel free to scream tell your secret.. people want to help.. Hope you get better soon..   

~Zach~

But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil,
thou shalt not eat of it;
for in the day that thou eatest thereof
thou shalt surely die.

Genesis

Clockwork_Orange
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since 2007-03-23
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Space Camp, IN
2 posted 2008-07-01 01:52 PM


I won't stay silent forever,
Someday I will scream,
I'll tell them what you did,
I hope they'll listen to me.

great ending. strong and good. i loved it.

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