Arrhythmia

"Selfish girl

      Selfish pearl

wouldn't share herself

with anyone else

She never hates

and only takes

of herself.

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Selfish girl

why are you so cold

how did you grow old?

have a little heart.

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Selfish girl

Selfish pearl

wouldn't share herself

with anyone else

an arrhythmia

with no charisma

to speak of.

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but when she stands upright

some take their lives

shoes in the trees

are on the rise

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Selfish girl

why are you so cold?

how did you grow old?

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it's not your fault.

you have no heart.

it's not your fault."

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- "Arrhythmia" (2011) by Kelly Alexandra Hoff

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