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It swelled inside that guilty brain
For whom and to whom did I owe this cold?
Unrecognized carelessness
Climbing my walls like an ice water in a sinking ship
And it felt perfectly right
This bitterness belonged on my lips
Child, give yourself grace
You are all I could expect
Virgin brain to so many things
You are too young to hold this regret
Trying to decide which side to sue
When this grown man can’t protect you
Anger like a jagged stick
Scratching the melancholic itch left to grow inside
But it leaves scars the drugs can’t heal
So be gentle to yourself when no one else will
So much beauty in a dying world
So spread the love inside
Child, give yourself grace
You are all I could expect
Virgin brain to so many things
You are too young to hold this regret