men don't cry [Poetry]

By insmniac

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[H.R. #6 - 7. 3. 18] "we wear our emotions like intricately decorated chains strung around our throats and th... More

Contents
Prologue
i. crybaby (1)
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ii. bottled tears (20)
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Interlude
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iii. spill (42)
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Interlude 2
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iv. clean it up (69)
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Interlude 6
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Epilogue
Author's Note
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Update
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By insmniac

i thought you could take the pain away:

save me

i cried

you threw a rescue rope

into a dark cavern

dangled it above me

just out of my reach

then

as soon as i'd finally caught hold

you let go

maybe you couldn't handle the weight

of all the baggage i was carrying

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