Dwelling on the past

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I've learned to live with all the things they tell me every day,
I've learned not to speak up unless I have something important to say,
I've learned through hurting my loved ones in vain, and,
Knowing that life will never be the same.

I listen to the voices inside these walls and,
Build them higher till they may fall, i've,
Learned to know that things won't always go my way,
Or ever be the same.

I remember,
Laughing and playing when we were young,
Just,
Playing tag and..being dumb.

But now we all seem so far apart,
Within the walls around our hearts.

I've learned to not trust any friends,
I've learned to forget about all of my loose ends.
And why should I try to..make amends,
When they Were so cold to me?
So I'll just let it be.

I look around this sullen room,
Remembering things that are now buried deep in tombs.
I remember planning sleepovers with my best friends,
And,
Never thinking that any of this would end.

I pick up a card that she'd made for me so long ago,
And,
Hold on to the memories,
Not wanting to let go.

Put the card away,
And rebuild the walls,
Don't have anything to say,
Nothing at all.

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