When the bitter end arrives,
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will we be at war or sadly, madly in love?
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Will we beg for one more night?
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Or will we have our bags packed
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waiting at the door?
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When the bitter end arrives,
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Will it be a finish line or a starting gate?
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Brass and pearl, or maggots and dirt --
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bittersweet or just desserts?
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When you didn't answer your phone
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I knew there was something wrong;
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you'd been a wreck all week.
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When it's unbearable,
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the more unavailable the world can often seem
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When the bitter end arrives,
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will we be exhausted or will we toss and turn?
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Will we claw out our eyes?
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Or will we simply close them
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and let sleep seep in?
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When your bitter end arrived
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you could've at least
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chicken-scratched some cliched note:
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"on the razor's edge",
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"at the end of your rope",
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"the bitter pills you just had to swallow."
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When you didn't answer your phone
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suddenly the last time we spoke
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became the last time we spoke.
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What would I have said if I knew
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just how desperate the situation was?
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But I know that I knew --
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such overstated clues --
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you stopped eating, kept drinking,
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stopped showing up for work.
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When you're alone, did you utter dying words?
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Why'd the bitter end have to come?
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Why'd the bitter end have to come for you?
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So sad, so soon.
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When your bitter end came around,
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did you wonder how your sentence would sound?
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An exclamation or a question mark?!
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The Bitter End
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Cursive |