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She woke up with a start
She had the same dream again
She takes a deep breath and holds her covers
She smiles

She wipes her forehead
Grabs the first bottle close to her bed
Takes a huge gulp of vodka
She curses the burning sensations

She gets out of her bed
Walks out to her balcony
Carrying her bottle
She stares at different balconies
Silent…so silent…4am

Street lamps stand so proud
A car approaches
Two lovers seem to tangle
Teasing each other
Wouldn’t depart…just stand there kissing

She lights a cigarette
Takes a gulp from her bottle
Doesn’t bother her anymore
She waves to the lovers
They laugh and walk away

Next door
Her neighbor curses
Just like many times before
Following a certain ritual
A certain cycle
She sits on her chair
Wiggles her toes

She listens to her neighbor
Cursing in his weird accent
No matter how many times
She would travel back and forth
He would always be there
Cursing…just cursing…4am

She takes a puff from her cigarette
Takes a gulp from her bottle
She giggles
Some things never change

She meditates
She hums
Another neighbor walks around his kitchen
Right on time
He makes himself a cup of coffee
The same way he has done it
Many times before

She smiles
Some things never change
Bubbles never burst
On this side of town
She takes a gulp from her bottle

She walks back into her bedroom
Papers and pictures lie there
She looks at the pictures
She smiles
She takes a gulp from her bottle

So many memories
Captured into little moments
Some things never change
He wasn’t coming over tonight
He had never changed his schedule
Not once since the past 2 years
She takes a gulp of her bottle

She laughs
Doesn’t mind getting drunk
He wouldn’t be coming over anyways
She lights another cigarette
Walks around her apartment
That has held so many secrets

He would be sleeping by now
Not worrying about her hair
All over him
Not worrying about her perfume
Covering his body
She takes a puff from her cigarette

She walks out to her balcony
She stares at the rising sun
He was never there
To watch the sunrise
He was never there
To wake up by her side
He was always home
Sleeping…next to…

She takes a gulp of her bottle
She takes a puff of her cigarette
She walks into her apartment
Heads to her shower
She stands there
While cold water…strikes her spine

She walks out of her shower
She sits on her bed
She lights a cigarette…random noises…8am

He reaches her apartment
Right on time
He tries to get in
The door is locked
He knocks on her door

She sits on her bed
Takes a puff from her cigarette
She has to break the cycle
She has to let him go
She smiles…stares at the rays of the sun

He screams her name
He knocks harder
She sits still…he walks away

Some things do change

Description
She woke up with a start
She had the same dream again
She takes a deep breath and holds her covers
She smiles

She wipes her forehead
Grabs the first bottle close to her bed
Takes a huge gulp of vodka
She curses the burning sensations

She gets out of her bed
Walks out to her balcony
Carrying her bottle
She stares at different balconies
Silent…so silent…4am

Street lamps stand so proud
A car approaches
Two lovers seem to tangle
Teasing each other
Wouldn’t depart…just stand there kissing

She lights a cigarette
Takes a gulp from her bottle
Doesn’t bother her anymore
She waves to the lovers
They laugh and walk away

Next door
Her neighbor curses
Just like many times before
Following a certain ritual
A certain cycle
She sits on her chair
Wiggles her toes

She listens to her neighbor
Cursing in his weird accent
No matter how many times
She would travel back and forth
He would always be there
Cursing…just cursing…4am

She takes a puff from her cigarette
Takes a gulp from her bottle
She giggles
Some things never change

She meditates
She hums
Another neighbor walks around his kitchen
Right on time
He makes himself a cup of coffee
The same way he has done it
Many times before

She smiles
Some things never change
Bubbles never burst
On this side of town
She takes a gulp from her bottle

She walks back into her bedroom
Papers and pictures lie there
She looks at the pictures
She smiles
She takes a gulp from her bottle

So many memories
Captured into little moments
Some things never change
He wasn’t coming over tonight
He had never changed his schedule
Not once since the past 2 years
She takes a gulp of her bottle

She laughs
Doesn’t mind getting drunk
He wouldn’t be coming over anyways
She lights another cigarette
Walks around her apartment
That has held so many secrets

He would be sleeping by now
Not worrying about her hair
All over him
Not worrying about her perfume
Covering his body
She takes a puff from her cigarette

She walks out to her balcony
She stares at the rising sun
He was never there
To watch the sunrise
He was never there
To wake up by her side
He was always home
Sleeping…next to…

She takes a gulp of her bottle
She takes a puff of her cigarette
She walks into her apartment
Heads to her shower
She stands there
While cold water…strikes her spine

She walks out of her shower
She sits on her bed
She lights a cigarette…random noises…8am

He reaches her apartment
Right on time
He tries to get in
The door is locked
He knocks on her door

She sits on her bed
Takes a puff from her cigarette
She has to break the cycle
She has to let him go
She smiles…stares at the rays of the sun

He screams her name
He knocks harder
She sits still…he walks away

Some things do change