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»I could have stayed«

Nov 27, 2018

I could have stayed, / Without any stress and bad days, / The lecture every day, / The irritation and the ever speaking, / I could have stayed. / / I could have stayed, / Alone and not begging any love, / Without any stress of love / The "I love you" part seems so hard. / To apologize every time you answer…  sign in to read more »


»The call of nature«

Sep 28, 2016

It does not need to be disturbed... / It does not need to be shouted... / It does not need to be interrogated... / / It does not need to be accused of anything that it had never done / It does not need to be mistaken for anything that is not perfect... / / The call of nature respect and it needs to be…  sign in to read more »


»It is my mother's home«

Aug 7, 2016

It is my mother's home that I'm bound to decorate... / We can fight for who can sit on the sofa today... / We can run to the sitting room to be the first on that one sofa... / We can share rooms, blankets etc. / It does not matter anymore / Because it is my mother's home... / / No man's effort, no…  sign in to read more »


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