Jasmine Williams

On my darkest day in May
Our paths converged a dissimilar way
I too, enamored by the demon in view
He had taken from me what he took from you
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It stole all my gifts
My soul, my passion, my love
Now everything is lower than the sea
So lower than should be, it is lower than me
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A baby was born,
To a mother stunted before her rise,
They clipped her wings before she could fly.
To a father lost in a world of lies.
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The bells of freedom are ringing.
If I could touch that sacred brass,
Just beyond my desperate grasp.
I see, freedom seized with bravery,
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I wasn't moved by beauty
I wasn't moved by skies of blue.
I wasn't moved by fancy jewels.
I wasn't moved by violet roses,
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My mind is so full of wonder,
I fear I'll blunder through the fray.
My hands refuse to colour
the world in black and grey.
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The demons of my mother and father
Took me just the same
I sold my self to the highest extreme
Just to watch the superficial riches rain
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Some days I feel like I cannot win,
I pick myself up and fall again.
Heartache drums against my chest,
with an anxiety akin to cardiac arrest.
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I was there.
Head towards the wind
Standing on the ledge
Between passivity and revenge
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Corrupt are your morals
Death to your pride
Shrouded in darkness,
Robbed of light
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She smelled of cigarettes
She looked like hell with legs
Her voice was laced with insolence
Always grating to my head
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