Contributor: Olivar V. Twykbenni

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When it all ends
will you be there for me?
will you be the friend
I always wanted you to be
when you
were with me?

When it all ends
will you still curse me?
will you still scream my name
and spit at me
the way you did
when you were with me?

When it all ends,
will I stand and take your torment?
will I see you as my sole hope
will I choose you
over cold and lonely silence?
or will I stand alone, instead
will I stand strong
The way I never did
when you were with me?


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I write when the phones aren't ringing.
The phones are almost always ringing.
Adulthood isn't as rewarding as I thought it would be.