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Alone

You say I'll be

But what's so bad

About being

Alone?


Loneliness

And alone

Are two separate words

Two separate meanings

Two separate feelings


You want me

To be lonely

When I'm alone

But I won't be

Because

I want to be


Why does

Being alone

Have to be sad?

Why does

Being alone

Have to be lonely?

Why does

Being alone

Make you pity me?

When all I want

Is for you to

Leave

Me

Alone

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