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Exile is only permanent if you want it to be

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forestmeetwildfire

Published: Apr 11, 2013

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We can never go home.
I am banished to this nomadic lifestyle,
Stuck in a thousand places at once.
Help cannot reach me here, though
For all the times I gave myself away to be
Used, you would think
Love might still come to my rescue.

There's an aching in my bones,
Heat licking at me like the fire
I constantly flee.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
Kindness is not a virtue.
I will forever hold you
Near if I ever make it back to you,
Greet you with the smile I kept for you.

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