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    Love: The ups and downs (Lyric and XnottyXbabeX)

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    Love: The ups and downs

    Years ago our forbidden love commenced, and I remember it so clearly,
    I decided to give my heart to the one that I now hold so dearly,
    It happened so perfectly, it made my whole life worth while,
    I gazed into your heavenly eyes shadowed by your smile,
    I immediately gave my self to you,
    And from that moment on I knew it to be true,
    The two of us forever, nothing to break us apart,
    We were so strong, so fearless, so in love, connected by the heart

    And true love it was, with a bond that could last forever
    Nothing to sever out hearts connected beyond measure
    I love everything about you, sexy body to your soft hair
    The way you wear it down, with beautiful curls flowing everywhere
    The scent of you perfume, is enough to drive me wild
    The way you dress, the way you laugh, and go the extra mile
    We did everything together, long walks just holding hands
    Candle lit dinners and romancing, with you life was never bland

    But that's when the road got bumpy and took another turn,
    You started acting shitty but I didn't wanna learn,
    I stayed and we fought time and time again,
    What happened to our love without an end?
    I'd always forgive you an give it another try,
    But things just got worse and our love began to die,
    I never had the courage to stand my ground and end it all
    So I withstood the pain and catered to your beck and call
    But its over now and whose to blame?
    It was just the last straw when you called me by her name

    I thought your love was gone, that you had nothing left for me
    You never said good things, like that we were meant to be
    Maybe you thought you didn't have to, because you thought I already knew
    But compliments can’t be over used, especially when they come from you
    I didn't know what to do, this complication was hard to work with
    So I started to ignore you to, waiting for your love to resurface
    But you took it the wrong way, we always fought when I was home
    Spent extra hours working at my office, jus to avoid more
    Confrontations were naturl, always expected them to happen
    But we should have talked it through, not let our relationship dampen

    Its all gone , and I cant believe its true,
    Iv'e lost the will to live now that the one im with isn't you
    My nights are lonely and sleepless at times,
    Cuz I cant stop thinking of the times that you were mine
    And how I long to have you back, because hes just not the same,
    All you gave me he lacks and I just awake calling out your name
    And the tears wont stop, so I reach for tha bottle and down a bit,
    Lying on the ground, whiskey on my breath, the memories still won't quit
    Curled up in a ball, you still appear so clear, so vibrant, so alive
    I call to you but nothing's what I hear, since it's all in my mind,
    And that is what kills me, because this is how I pass my time,
    Wishing an praying to have you back, But at the same time I know it was never real,
    But I can't stop my love and the way I still feel,
    I'm crying out to you in every thought that's running through my head,
    Please save me baby, take me back to you, I feel so dead,

    Life on my own was harsh, fresh start, no loving remarks
    After our part, I was afraid of being alone in the dark
    No one to hold onto, lying in bed in somber remorse
    My insides tearing up, from lack of internal support
    Life wasn’t perfect with you, but everyone has their problems
    Life is worse without you, we can find a way to resolve them
    Strong on the outside, I hold my emotions deep within
    Embarrassed to show that I could have real weaknesses
    Every day is just the same, nothing too look forward to
    I need you now more than ever, and that’s the honest truth
    I feel I need a girlfriend, but no others compares with you
    I’m on the rebound, but I just can’t stop loving you

    What does she have? Was it all my fault? Please tell me now!
    What did I do to make you go to her? I want you again, but how?

    Who is that guy I saw you with? Do you really love him too?
    I can’t help but feel jealous, not able to hold onto you

    No matter how long it's been I still want you everyday,
    I just to see you again and have the pain go away,
    Because I still care for you, and that love is here to stay,
    And your there in the darkness, your face haunts my dreams,
    And I'm reaching out for you, only to find it's not what it seems,
    Why are you gone? And romancing with her?
    While I'm left here cold and alone, to shake and shudder,
    So I'm looking for a superficial way to rid me of the stress,
    Something that won't let me feel scared and depressed,
    Other men, alcohol, all temporary cures,
    Drowning away the losses and all the agony I must endure,

    I can't take it anymore! Why can't I know how he feels?
    FUCK IT!
    These are just hands that fate deals…

    I couldn’t take it anymore, I just had to talk to you again
    If not to get back together, then at least to just be friends
    I need you in my life, you such a very important part of me
    The cups half full when your around, and without you it’s half empty
    The passion we used to feel, is replaced with a lonely void
    I need that chasm filled, by your presence, make a choice
    I promise I can change, Never take you for granted
    Never expect you to understand, never demand it
    I’ll be open with my feelings, tell you I love you every day
    My mind is already made up, So what do you say?
    We can give it another try, Nothing is always easy in the end
    Cause even beautiful flowers, have to be watered now and then

    The day you called me again was the best day of my life,
    I was over come with joy and it took away the strife
    Hearing your sweet voice again, I felt alive for the first time in months,
    With you here by my side once more there's no more hurt, and crazy stunts,
    I'm myself again, because without you I was missing a crucial part,
    I was missing much more than just a man, I was missing my heart,
    And now that I have you back I'll cherish you forever,
    Since now I know for sure we're meant to be together,
    Because everyone has their shinning moment once in life, no matter who you are,
    But me, I'm living in my moment, because with you I am a star,
    And your more than my lover, you're my true best friend,
    I'm so glad baby… the flowers are growing again,
    We're starting over fresh, starting anew,
    Because when we were separate I realized my one and only, and baby it's YOU


    Its true, you don’t realize how important something is until it’s gone
    It’s jus not the same without you…my life was dusk with no dawn
    No light to guide me, feelings of pure emptiness inside me
    Never again will I give you a reason to despise me
    But now we’re back together, and I’ll try my very hardest
    To convert our many problems, into beauty like an artist
    Contemplating our differences, finding ways to fix them
    Whenever you talk, darling I’ll always be here to listen
    I’m interested in your life, and I want to know about your life
    It was hard before to show it, I didn’t ignore you just to spite
    We are one once more, I hold you, love you in my grasp
    Spending every day together, like it was our last.
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    this is long as fuck...ill read it though...later tonight..but i will lol
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    This was a great poem, you both did a real nice job together. It was pretty long but worth the read. Damn you both described a relationship that I have been in before there is an uncanny resembelance from a past relationship of mine so I can relate to this alot. That shows how good you both are nice job. 10-10

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    It is a true story for me...XnottyXbabeX isn't my girl, but she was going through a similar problem, so I thought we might as well do a collab...thanks Foreshadow
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    ok...this was very good...best collab i've seen in a while...notty is impressign me more and more and more and more....she is quite the writer...she's good....not amazing..but good...hmm....notty get in touch with me....i want to talk to you about crew membership....anyway...lyric this was nto your best piece lyrically..tehre were many structural flaws and soem spellign errors...soem grammatical errors....some rhythm errors....but this is completely overshawdowed by the vivd imagery and pure heartfelt emotion of the story...and unlike foreshadow...i will not give a ten, because of the technical errors....but this was exceptional..beyodn exceptional....and notty..seriously...

    9.5/10
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    Thanks you 2 for taking the time to read..please take the time to read this people!
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    ... amazing..
    Brittany im proud of you *Tear* Its like you were writing about me............ LOL Well what can i say.. brit... if you do ANYTHING with skills less than this.. ill go to your house and rape you. Literally. Ben, nice shit... AOR fo life... hehe good shit though.. the piece was dope.. no lies.. brit.. i was really impressed by your vocabulary, and yours 2 ben... i wished it was an open mic.. so i didnt get lost in the flow of it.. and more better rhyme scheme but since this is poetry.. i guess i can say yall did perfect.

    10-10.
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    omg this was dope
    from beginning to end you guys flowed on point,this can very easily be made into a song,the structure is excellent,,imagery was there as well as alot of emotion.the way you guys discribed this is how many others feel about there relationships so i think alot of people can relate to this poem.....dope job you too

    best collab ive seen in a while
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    i liked lyrics parts immensly i felt that the women was not on the same intellectual level and her vocabulary by the end left me fearing to read more of the simplistic rhyme scheme i didn't feel the two styles complimented eachother so much i felt lyric outshined the women by far... The piece got its point across but i felt only 80% instead of a hundred some of the womens emotion and deep inner struggle was missing... Overall iwould give this a 7.5/10 good read pz.

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    The emotion is the number 1 thing in this poem that impressed me the most from both of you without a doubt....you both had nice references most likely from past relationships and most of them can interact with anyone else making it even better...here's the best parts from each of you in my opinion...

    Quote Originally Posted by NottyBabe
    All you gave me he lacks and I just awake calling out your name
    And the tears wont stop, so I reach for tha bottle and down a bit,
    Lying on the ground, whiskey on my breath, the memories still won't quit
    Curled up in a ball, you still appear so clear, so vibrant, so alive
    I call to you but nothing's what I hear, since it's all in my mind,
    And that is what kills me, because this is how I pass my time,
    Wishing an praying to have you back, But at the same time I know it was never real,
    But I can't stop my love and the way I still feel,
    ^Your rhymes were simplistic, BUT you carried nice emotion all throughout by expressing vivid thoughts and you gave good imagery to what type of relationship you went though..overall good work...


    Quote Originally Posted by Lyric
    I need you in my life, you such a very important part of me
    The cups half full when your around, and without you it’s half empty
    The passion we used to feel, is replaced with a lonely void
    I need that chasm filled, by your presence, make a choice
    I promise I can change, Never take you for granted
    Never expect you to understand, never demand it
    I’ll be open with my feelings, tell you I love you every day
    My mind is already made up, So what do you say?
    We can give it another try, Nothing is always easy in the end
    Cause even beautiful flowers, have to be watered now and then
    ^References of metaphors and comparisons really helped the emotion of your verse...you flowed well and this was the key part in my opinion...you had nice rhymes and good imagery as well...


    BreakDown
    Imagery - Very Good
    Emotion - Excellent
    Originality - Very Good
    Reference - Excellent
    Vocabulary - Very Good (Notty...didn't help...=( )
    Overall:
    This was a good long read...you both came nicely...Notty carried out most of her verse by trying to mostly rely on emotion which really put it all in place in the end....you told a good story...and nothing much at all to dislike....


    Rating:
    9/10

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    Thanks guys....and thanks for the legends nod Kaotic.Theory...uppin for a few more
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    Yeah, thank you everyone for taking the time to read this , I know its long ... I appreciate it. And definetly thank you kaotic for the legeds nomination


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    thhis isn't legendary...just very good...no offense, just honesty....and notty check out my newest piece when u have the chance...ribbon in the sky....the link is in my sig
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    This was truly a great piece. probobly the best work ive seen from you lyric. and i was suprised at how good notty wrote also. The structure was good, with only a few flaws from from notty with those rap around lines wich didnt hinder the piece at all though. Lyrics verses were great somewhat simple rhym scheme but the clarity to wich the message was portrayed and the seeming flawlessness as the rhymes seemed to lace perfectly together was astounding. I overlooked most multis just because they fit so well. its like this was a story, that just hapened to rhyme. Like smoka and everyone has said the emotion is incredible in this. the title describes the piece well, with ups and downs. because the beginning displayed joy, then progressed to sadness and the break up in the middle. and in the middle there was a forboding suspense underlying. i was thinking about what would happen. so good job on pulling the reader in. and the ending was great, not really a twist or anything but good none the less. I went against my first notion to call this cliche, because how can anything be cliche when such raw emotion is put into it. Like Nfamous said. there was a high level of truth and understanding behind this, and the ability to not just pull the reader in, but relate also.
    again. wonderful piece. long but worth the read.
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