Page 55 of The Girl He Loves

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I don’t want to face the storm

Raving raindrops ravage the silence

And I can’t keep away the swarm

Of thoughts that pester me

All day and all night

They tell me

That from life I must flee

They don’t want me to fight

I don’t want to see this rage in front of me

But I have to face the storm.

Instead I watch the lives that drive by

To forget the fact that I’m the one speeding

But I can’t block out the rain raging against the panes

Nor can I stop my heart from bleeding

I lock my eyes on the lives passing beside me

Veils of mist following some

How they seem so sleek and shiny

How fast they seem to hurry

While I’m sitting here, numb

I can't ignore the others that drive by

Even when they tell me to quit speeding.

I look up with dread at the furious clouds in the distance

I can’t imagine a storm bigger than the one I’m facing

But I know this turmoil is coming for me

And I only know one way to stop me from chasing

I could force down my brakes

And tumble into the hands of death

But will this just lead to higher stakes?

How many others will I break?

I just can't get myself to take my final breath

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