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I Can't Pretend

November 2, 2014
By CreativeFreakkk DIAMOND, Spencer, Iowa
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CreativeFreakkk DIAMOND, Spencer, Iowa
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Stand up for what you believe in even if it means standing alone. -Andy Biersack<br /> Sometimes you gotta fall before you can fly. -Kellin Quinn<br /> You made me hate my own reflection. -Sleeping With Sirens

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I can’t pretend I don’t care,
I can’t pretend that what you doing doesn’t bother me,
I can’t pretend that your going to stop yourself.
I can’t pretend that your going to not end up like your mom,
Locked away in a metal institute, because she killed her brain because of all that alcohol.
I can’t pretend anymore,
Just for the sake of me,
And maybe yourself,
Please make me stop pretending.

© Andrew M., Apple Valley, MN

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Nobuo GOLD said...
on Dec. 14 2014 at 4:07 pm
Nobuo GOLD, Dio, Missouri
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You should give these poems you write to their topics.  I might separate some places like each "I can't pretend" be a new stanza.  Instead of being so specific you could say something else like "I can't pretend you won't lose your mind, locked away in the solace of desire".  I dunno, maybe change it up a bit.  Depends on what kind of statement you're trying to make, keep writing!