Purple Heart

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    Purple Heart

     Was it the way
    I refused to let you win
    This war between our hearts
    That caused you to leave me

    You see I was never
    The person to fight back
    You see I was never
    The person to put on
    A suit of armor
    And protect myself
    From your slings and arrows
    From your right hooks and uppercuts
    From your stabs in the back and shots through the heart

    Was it the way
    I refused to let you win
    The way I stood up
    The way I fought back

    Were you taken aback
    When I told you "No"
    When I told you "Leave"

    You see I was always
    The person
    That would scarfice themselves
    Just to make sure
    Your army wasn't harmed
    In the process of war

    You see I was always
    The person
    That would let you win

    But when you decided
    That I wasn't strong enough
    That I wasn't brave enough
    That I wasn't honorable enough

    I packed up my medals
    My purple hearts
    That I wore proudly on my chest

    And I refused
    To let you win 

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