Three lines at a time   by Don Bernal

Faith
Lends us hope
In times
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When we are broke
Needy
For love
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Way down below
I see as I go
But broken pieces lie on the floor
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Eye-dazzling from heights so high
The way down frightening sky
Teeter, teeter, fall
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Needy, full of greed
Given to my shame indeed
I am hungry, feel my teeth
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So I go on my way home
Where I found a road to go
I found a piece of me on stone
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She's gone so far on her own
I've taken claim to finding myself not alone
We've gone seperate ways, so far from home
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So you say we're dead
While I'm lying there pretending to be prone
Thinking of other girls with curlier hair than yours
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Might I find myself dreaming of unconditional love
Coming from all the wrong places
Coming at me before I know what I truly, truly want
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Maybe, so close to home
The sunlight left me burned to the core
The clock stunned still
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But time stops so gently
Like a whisper to smoke
Faith lends us time, only to borrow from hope.

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