Slipping away

My heart was drowning again today
It's times like these
When I feel like everything's slipping away.

Even my own dreams are denying me
I get so, so close
Then they turn around and flee.

Is it my fault things are like this?
If I did something
That horrible I'd like to know what it is.

Is it because I'm a liar?
I've never been honest
But I'll tell the truth if that's what you require.

I feel like I'm being taunted
Left in my cold,
Empty world with the ghosts that make it haunted.

I'm not sure who this amuses
It feels like
I'm making a wish but the shooting star refuses.

Never again will I be this careless
This is a curse;
I get hopeful and then I start getting reckless

My heart was drowning again today
It's times like these
When I feel like everything's
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                  Away.