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It all came to a culmination, then. Generations of scheming, of waiting - of subservience and pain had been suffered to come to this moment.
I look nothing like her. the girl on the Christmas card. smiling next to my sister. smiling next to my brother. that isn't me. it is. but not the real me. I don't know her. I don't know what I think.
C arry on, the games are done. A lthough they lived, no one won. T reacherous days, they lay ahead. C areful what they thought you said. H ow one thing affects all districts.
T wenty-three scared tributes, and the girl on fire. H er sister was chosen, took her place, we admire. E veryone watched, as the games did unfold. H ow only one tribute could win, we were told.
I'm a New York pirate and I walk the seven streets. Sailing by on my skateboard with my converse on my feet. I wear a purple hoodie and a cap to cover my face.
I was Wiped. I did something bad. Now my name is Caroline. And I'm about to do something bad again. It was morning. I'd forgotten how much I liked morning.
"What use is freedom if you live in the gutter?" They all seem to mutter Laugh all you want at me But you will see, you will see I will not let you drown me I will be what I want to be If I'm a...
I HAVE met them at close of day Coming with vivid faces From counter or desk among grey Eighteenth-century houses.
Down Silly Street I love to play, Run and skip and dance all day. I don't like it when my parents say: Don't you go down to Silly Street today.
I listen to the silent screams The private dreams and and the violent teams They try to break my will and take thier fill They break at will and make me ill till I wake up still They drill the yells...
I throw caution to the wind Take no prisoners Escape from the fate of sin Being me... I look at caution with a smile A sly one While my inner thoughts run wild They say...
Lock me. up throw. away the. key wrap. me in. chains. and I will. break free. tell me no. I'll pound. it with. my yes. boundaries;. I'll turn. into a. silly mess. impossible. in my. world.
It's safe to pretend. To follow their lead. It's best to play along. The illusion game of greed. For when the veil is lifted. When the masks are removed. You'll see the board for the pieces.
It's safe to pretend. To follow their lead. It's best to play along. The illusion game of greed. For when the veil is lifted. When the masks are removed. You'll see the board for the pieces.
We were the kings and queens of promise. We were the victims of ourselves. A darkness comes at dawn. Pray to your God, open your heart. Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark. Cover your eyes...
The snowmen are starting their revolt It's about time the humans got out They're sick of being frozen And the humans giving them nought They bring us happiness When you build one of their...
Who gets it .
Teacher said 'Read your books' Teacher said 'Don't talk in class' Teacher said 'It's not how you look' Teacher said 'It's how many exams you pass' Teacher said 'Study hard' Teacher said 'That's...
*set in a dystopian society* All my life encouraged, To do what is deemed 'best', Well what if I don't want to do, What won't get off my chest.
Fed up of holding punches, Fed up of biting tongues. It's time I followed hunches, I'm really not that dumb. I'd keep it to myself, Keep anger at bay. Stack fears on the shelf, But fuck it, NOT...
"FATHER!" "Yes son?" "I earn more than you now!" "What.
'In the eeeend, as we fade into the night. Ooooh whoaooaaa. Who we'll tell the story of your LIIIIIFE!' Sometimes, I can see an image of a girl dangling her legs over a cliff edge.
Don't blindly follow what they say. The truth is hollow and easy to sway. You swallow their lies every day And wonder why the sky will never change. Don't conform because they tell you.
If I want to, fly high, Then don't, ground me. If I want to, live my life, Then don't, hound me.