All I want is for you to listen to what I’ve got to say.
Just once please don’t push me away.
It doesn’t have to be a solo act all day.
Rejection takes a toll on the mind’s pathway.
Not being wanted hurts more than a jab to the cheekbone.
Is the epitaph already written on my gravestone?
Spurned with glee is a reality now known.
The in…
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