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I Wish I Could

April 17, 2014
By JacobTheOrdinary PLATINUM, Rancho Cucamonga, California
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Favorite Quote:
"Fiction is the lie that tells the truth."

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I wish I could
compare you
to the stars
to a rose
to beautiful things.
I wish I could
contrast you
to this down mood I’m in
to this melancholy world
to morbid things.
This juxtaposition
I attempt at
I fail at
because
I wish I could.
But you are so unworthy.
I wish I could.

© Rusty P., Balch Springs, TX

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