One Stranger Away

What I once thought was real,

Was nothing more than a series of singular events,

Strung together,

For a finite amount of time.

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What I once thought was a beautiful sunset,

One day,

Just turned into 6pm.

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I was sugar and honey,

While he was Sweet & Low,

Just a cheap imitation,

Of the real thing.

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I was wondering,

Why I was so tired,

Until I realized,

That it had ended a hundred times over,

But I couldn’t stop taking victory laps,

Until my legs ran out of steam.

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Normal is a luxury I no longer know,

I chose unhappiness over uncertainty,

One too many times.

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Truth be told,

The world is full of cowards.

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Truth be told,

I almost became one.