For you are a bystander

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I feel like the beams on which a house stands.

My solid foundation meant to subdue.

For the family inside, the greater it grew.

I envy the house for the freedom it's given.

To pass on its weight to the willing and striven.

I'm jealous of how the house can lay blame.

When I snap and crack or start to wane.

The pressure they give forces me down.

Oh, to watch in silence as they watch me drown.

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