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Maybe it\u2019s for the best<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To just give up and walk away<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let my flaws and issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darken someone else\u2019s door<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re too good for me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To bring down any further<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You deserve the best in life<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s not what I bring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I carry only burdens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the abject stench of failure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t let me drag you down<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just walk away and don\u2019t look back<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You were wrong about me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t actually deserve better<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m right where I belong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suffering under the weight of my mistakes<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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