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Unburden

A woman he knew for a decade,
beautiful and full of delight.
A woman who wanted to show him
a life on the brighter side;
a world outside of his own;
a world for him to change all he's been.

Now he has found,
surprised by his voices' own sound,
a confession on what bothers his mind –

He admits to the world,
in words to prolong the hurt,
he got offered a second chance for love
but was unable to untie the cord,
to start over new by making a sacrifice,
although deep inside he knew it would be right.

And though he turned her down,
the homicide had him shown,
it could have been her,
a thought he honestly couldn't bear.