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Hourglass

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goodbye's not the word that he wants to hear; your life's been put on hold for almost two years. you've tried and you've tried and you gave it your all; it's sad to say his dreams are too small. and we used to be afraid, but we found our way. hello to a broken world that has gone on without you; in twenty years you haven't found any evidence of truth. i don't blame you for questioning why people fall in love; it's all the things you were taught to run from.

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nikkie On May 10, 2005

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2005-05-10 11:03:19

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by Yourthestarxo

21y ago

Ok heres what I think... The girl has waited around the whole time he tried to acomplish his dreams of becoming famous and what not, and she thinks that he will go nowhere and shes sick of waiting and being alone. Now she wants to end it and he doesnt want that at all. Now that it has happened, his world fell apart.

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