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You Claim to Understand

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I wrote this for a friend who is going through a rough time.

I never asked to shoulder your weight

But here I am

With every burden I take

You don’t give a damn

You assume I don’t feel

Because you read what I wrote

You assume I am healed

You’re wrong. I stand here broke

I strive every day 

to give you my best

I cannot make everyone happy

So, let’s put this to rest

You don’t see a broken heart before you

Here I stand

All you want to hear is what you say is true

I am just a man

Since when I aimed my words without it being justified

You claim to know what lies deep inside

I cried rivers of tears alone in my room

You don’t understand, you just assume

I listen to every song that describes her pain

Where is my song? I hurt just the same

I did not deserve all these lessons I got

Still, I learned, rooted to this spot

Words are interpreted oh so differently

Every style of cursive is placed intricately

What you see and understand is not what is meant

Will you accept this, and all the time that is spent

I am tired of explaining every movement I make

You’ll say you understand for understanding’s sake

I will stare off into the night and think of long ago

Just move on, while I try to let this go

 

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    1. So true. I can write it down…to give me release for the moment at hand. But somethings live on forever. You can’t delete it. I wish I could. Oh no! Another thought coming on!!!

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