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You Washed Your Hands In Us

By Desdemona

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It's been years now Since you passed through our minds Our once obsession Our bottomless pit Your string puppets Pull us this way No wait... pull us that way Taunting us with death threats Taunting us with promises and love Showing us we can do what we wish You stole my heart My tears of joy, my fears and hatred You took away my inner being You took away our fun and trust Our day and night conversations gone Like a flash of breath on your fingertips You truly washed your hands in us For that you will always be a bastard! Written March 13th, 2002 © on Mar 13 2002 01:44 PM PST, Lee Gillilan   0 • 10

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