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Clarice Sayle

Clarice Sayle

Remember

Kill the hope
smash it dead
love is elusive
attraction is a game I always lose
extinguish the flame
ignore the chemistry
reciprocation certainly
Ends in the worst kind of pain
He doesn’t like me
Im not special
Im not pretty
Im nothing at all

Other works by Clarice Sayle...
It’s Dark In Here

I don’twant to go back to my life… At least, I don’t think I do When I stood behind glass walls So thick you couldn’t hear my scre… And I don’t want to be back in th…
Winter Storm

There’s been a hurricane brewing i… I stand in front of you and you th… But there are crashing waves and h… And so much rain that I don’t und… You look into my eyes and I have…
Anxiety

Twisted like snakes in the Garden of Eden sins and temptation sprout from the dirt nowhere is safe
About Me

Yes, I write poetry Amongst other things I suppose Typically dark and lonely and sad The weight of it presses against y… And leaves a sticky tar in your he…
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San Diego Sun

Here we are again My eyes are red and my throat raw My face is puffy You know exactly how I’ve been sp… And yet you ask “What’s new?”
Ignorance

I have a sadness inside of me that I didn’t even know existed until you came along and showed me… And then one day you left and now I can’t remember
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Colorado Tears

This time is different I can’t seem to scrape myself off… Id rather just lie here and melt i… Where Im not expected to be anyth… This time cuts deeper
Unwanted Resilience

I could tell you About every time I’ve broken my o… And then pointed to the emptiness… I could explain How I’ve been given everything I’…
Love Doesn’t Last

I don’t really know When the moments I looked forward… I don’t quite remember When I noticed that all the butte… The fluttering replaced with a dul…
Words of Advice

If I could write a letter to my y… I would caution her to hold her he… Because time has taught me that pe… And then they take a little bit mo… And scatter it all like trash on t…
Tired in Tucson

Sorry, you caught me at a low poin… I was doing fine for a while Making my way through the world Feeling good about who I was and… But damn, things have a way of cha…
Kitchen Knives

I’ve been trying my best to be goo… I’ve been going through the paces Counting my blessings and the seco… As they crawl by in the discomfort I’ve been doing what I can to sta…
This isn’t a poem; its not even the beginning

There comes a time when the choices we make have lasting consequences. I remember before that time, like when my best friend and I stayed home from elementary school, drank beer in the ...
Why I don’t write when I’m happy

I can usually find words to descri… How I feel and what I think But I dont know what to say About the greatness of who you are Amazing doesn’t cut it, Incredibl…
2 Become 1

“Don’t be too Clare” I used to te… As I stared in the mirror and wil… To become all the things other peo… “What does that mean?” they asked As I twisted myself into shapes I…



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