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14. Procrastination. If you had more time, you’d be able to put it off longer. What do you put off to the last moment? Why? Tell a story about how you just barely got something done in time – or didn’t.
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Open your heart

Submitted by mmugk1 on May 2, 2008 - 09:56.

Open your heart
Eyes
Ears
Listen to me
Hear my pain
See me
The soul behind the
Smiles
Do you feel that?
The pain
Pain of missing out
Not fitting in
I want to run
Far away
Hide in a tiny space
Thoughts of suicide
Run
Through my blood
Wanting someone to hear
The cry
I cry every night
No one understands
So it hides
Like me
But
Memories pop up
Of you being
Gone
Every time
The door closes
Every time the bottle touches
Your lips
I waited for years
To fill that
Empty space
I’ve never trusted any one
I’m honored
Great full
To be your friend
You
Opened your heart
Eyes
Ears

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