THREE VERSES OR SOMETHING CLOSE.

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I

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Since we are done
Let us put our cards
On the damn table.
Let us settle the bills
And count the cost
Of loving and leaving.
Do not frown,
It doesn't look good on you.

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II

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Dying is easy
If you are willing to let go
But you must be stronger
Than your fears and sorrows.
You must be willing
To fight forward and never bow.
You must be ready to dare all
And look always at the horizon.

Living is hard
If you are willing to fight for it.
But you must be ready for pain
And drying tears on top drying tears.
You must be willing to sacrifice
Something and be sure to go all the way.
Success may come or not
But you must be hopeful
And ensure you enjoy every given day.

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III

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Slip between my ribs
And ease the pressures
That weigh my soul.
Fondle my heart
And tease another day
Out of the broken muscle.

Love me tender
Like a baby birthed and already
Sipping milk from mama's teats.
Grieve when I am gone
Like the grass around a broken tree.

Slip between my lips
Like a soft wet kiss.
Swallow me whole,
Let me lie flaccid
In the cockles of your heart.

We can be one or not;
It is a choice but you should know
That I do not know your name
But I think it will be perfect
If you sit with me as I watch
The sun set on another city.