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Love from a stapler to a sneaker

You would never stay in one place You seem to always have a purpose A destination to be at The disappearing act is your signature exit Others may say because of your name  and what you do You would sneak out with my heart Breeze past me before I even realize it was gone   But they didn't know that I would have taken bullets for you When you came home with signs of Life's tears, I could mend them back People usually come to me only when they need me to put things together but babe for you, I wouldn't mind anytime If you would allow me a hollow space, I would fit into it with no problems and make it feel like home there so you can always have home   Because they didn't know that while you came back worn and stained, while you show them off like medals for overcoming the obstacles, you never did it for the destination you did it for the journey.   And journeys can get lonely Journeys can cause friction to the sole But I got that cool touc...

Voice

If a boy can cry wolf, could he not cry rape? Do you give fake hopes as high as the heels she wears for you? Could you not be there for when your parents fall because of their ailing bodies just as they were there for you when yours fail? "Are you sure he err...assaulted you? (You're a man for chrissake)" "Well he did sound like he goes around , I mean you should have known better.(Get over it geez)" "Oh you know them these days. All about their career and their wives and their nose-picking children. (He'll visit I'm sure, you're worrying too much)." I can't bring myself near that alleyway anymore. I can still hear his voice whenever I do. No, I wasn't just assaulted. Why why WHY can't you see that I am  fighting back? Known better ? How? In his smile when he looks at me? When he murmurs to me that I am his "one and only"? Was it when we exchanged promises one night? Tell me how could  have I known?...