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Falling
by Brooklynn Kirkwood
LIKE TINY LITTLE PEBBLES,
YOU FELL RIGHT THROUGH MY DELICATE FINGERS.
I HAD SUCH A TIGHT GRIP ON YOU.
BUT THEN I GOT HURT
AND LET THE PEBBLES DROP.
THEY HIT THE FLOOR HARD
LIKE THE WAY IT HIT ME WHEN YOU SAID GOOD-BYE.
THOSE TINY ROCKS WOULD HAVE STAYED IN MY HAND,
IF YOU HADN'T SAID THOSE WORDS.
YOU MADE ME SCARED AND HURT
WHICH MADE ME RUN.
SO NOW I TOO AM FALLING
FALLING TO THE ENDLESS HELL BELOW.
I WILL TRY TO LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES.
AND I WILL TRY TO MOVE ON
BUT YOU WILL KEEP FALLING.
LIKE THE TINY ROCKS IN MY HAND
THAT I ONCE HAD SUCH A TIGHT GRIP ON.
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