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	<title>yyc &#8211; manda vi</title>
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	<title>yyc &#8211; manda vi</title>
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		<title>fight n flight</title>
		<link>https://mandavi.ca/writings/fight-n-flight/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Vi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; I’m sick of this pain partner  That occupies the seat next to mine  I’ve tried for years to shove it in the upper console I tried storing it underneath my seat  But alas I suppose I just have to sit with this feeling ]]></description>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-contrast="auto">I’m sick of this pain partner </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-contrast="auto">That occupies the seat next to mine </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-contrast="auto">I’ve tried for years to shove it in the upper console</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-contrast="auto">I tried storing it underneath my seat </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-contrast="auto">But alas</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-contrast="auto">I suppose I just have to sit with this feeling </span></p>
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		<title>hopelessly devoted to no one</title>
		<link>https://mandavi.ca/writings/hopelessly-devoted-to-no-one/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Vi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; I had a dream about a boy  He stopped my heart whenever his eyes reached mine He sat across from me on the bus As most of my loves had Always going somewhere  When really all I want is some time alone With you  Are you Real?  Are you here?  Should I just keep [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://mandavi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0-1.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1311 size-full" src="https://mandavi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0-1.jpg" alt="" width="1539" height="1154" srcset="https://mandavi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0-1.jpg 1539w, https://mandavi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://mandavi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://mandavi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://mandavi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1539px) 100vw, 1539px" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I had a dream about a boy </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">He stopped my heart whenever his eyes reached mine</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">He sat across from me on the bus</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">As most of my loves had</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Always going somewhere </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">When really all I want is some time alone</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">With you </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Are you Real? </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Are you here? </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Should I just keep living in despair? </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Is my life nothing to repair?</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I’ll always remember your stare</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">They say you only dream about people you’ve met</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">But I can’t imagine meeting you and my world not changing forever </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Where are you?</span></p>
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		<title>you held onto my vinyl because music is the only thing you could ever commit to</title>
		<link>https://mandavi.ca/writings/you-held-onto-my-vinyl-because-music-is-the-only-thing-you-could-ever-commit-to/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Vi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 23:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; And he said, “if you don’t get it off your chest you will never be able to breathe freely again.” &#160; And I said  I do not Care  About my  Air  I’m in  Despair My heart will  Tear  I do not  Care &#160; I will say nothing  Just lay my body in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">And he said, “if you don’t get it off your chest you will never be able to breathe freely again.” </span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">And I said </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I do not</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Care </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">About my </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Air </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I’m in </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Despair</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">My heart will </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Tear </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I do not </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Care</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I will say nothing </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Just lay my body in the ocean </span></p>
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		<title>what is existence without resistance? </title>
		<link>https://mandavi.ca/writings/what-is-existence-without-resistance/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Vi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2020 22:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[but who am i to fall  &#38; stay in love &#160; with someone who never cared if i cried not even at our peak &#160; we&#8217;ve had more than enough each other but i always let you back in puppy eyes, &#8216;please&#8217; , &#8216;it&#8217;s not the same without you&#8217; it&#8217;s not me it&#8217;s nature science [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>but who am i</p>
<p>to fall  &amp; stay in love</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>with someone who never cared if i cried</p>
<p>not even at our peak</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>we&#8217;ve had more than enough each other</p>
<p>but i always let you back in</p>
<p>puppy eyes, &#8216;please&#8217; , &#8216;it&#8217;s not the same without you&#8217;</p>
<p>it&#8217;s not me</p>
<p>it&#8217;s nature</p>
<p>science</p>
<p>chemical</p>
<p>keeping me here</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>what have you done to me?</p>
<p>do you also have days where the world feels empty because i stole it from you?</p>
<p>what is existence without resistance?</p>
<p>what is love without a little war?</p>
<p>is it even worth it?</p>
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		<title>find me alone at 2 am (and leave me alone)</title>
		<link>https://mandavi.ca/writings/find-me-alone-at-2-am-and-leave-me-alone/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Vi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[find me alone at 2 am (and leave me alone)]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>you cried</p>
<p>when i talked to the sky</p>
<p>didn&#8217;t matter that</p>
<p>it wasn&#8217;t another guy</p>
<p>i had no one</p>
<p>you made sure</p>
<p>killing you</p>
<p>was my cure</p>
<p>i&#8217;ll lick the blood off my blade</p>
<p>no need to hide in dark and shade</p>
<p>they know</p>
<p>who you are</p>
<p>what you&#8217;ve done</p>
<p>They are quite aware</p>
<p>of the demon you&#8217;ve become</p>
<p>they say everyone deserves love</p>
<p>but i hope you get none</p>
<p>if there isn&#8217;t enough</p>
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		<title>i&#8217;m gonna need a damage deposit next time</title>
		<link>https://mandavi.ca/writings/im-gonna-need-a-damage-deposit-next-time/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Vi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2020 20:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ill never go home again 
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i live in a perfect place</p>
<p>we don&#8217;t allow people like you, waste</p>
<p>try &amp; fail</p>
<p>back at the beginning of your tale</p>
<p>we accomplish</p>
<p>while you simply fade away</p>
<p>go back to your town</p>
<p>(you&#8217;ve got nothing to say?)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>i guess a quiet tongue is a truthful one, you&#8217;re right</p>
<p>but one day your conscious will win the fight</p>
<p>(leave me out of it)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>I take the train when I need a life update</title>
		<link>https://mandavi.ca/writings/i-take-the-train-when-i-need-a-life-update/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Vi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2020 04:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Flying by the college station  Onto Uni, the next tier  Never did I think I’d be here  To waste my power is a sin  &#160; I love the towers that surround me Make me feel safe, at ease  Finally up off my boney knees  It was all possible I just had to leave  &#160; No [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span data-contrast="auto">Flying by the college station </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Onto Uni, the next tier </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Never did I think I’d be here </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">To waste my power is a sin </span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I love the towers that surround me</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Make me feel safe, at ease </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Finally up off my boney knees </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">It was all possible I just had to leave </span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">No one can track me </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">On a fucking cell phone screen</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I am completely free </span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>she&#8217;s none the wiser</title>
		<link>https://mandavi.ca/writings/shes-none-the-wiser/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Vi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If she knew what you said  The double life that you led  She&#8217;d still end up in your bed &#160; I know I&#8217;m still in your head Causing the motions again  But hun I wish you were dead ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span data-contrast="auto">If she knew what you said </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The double life that you led </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">She&#8217;d still end up in your bed</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I know I&#8217;m still in your head</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Causing the motions again </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">But hun I wish you were dead </span></p>
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		<title>i wasn&#8217;t in love then and i&#8217;m still not now</title>
		<link>https://mandavi.ca/writings/i-wasnt-in-love-then-and-im-still-not-now/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Vi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[and you say she&#8217;s all you need while you hand me all your green just to see my body on-screen oh I love to make you scream absolutely love it when you leave honey, you don&#8217;t know what you need but you swear to god it isn&#8217;t me should&#8217;ve let you bleed out your knee [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and you say she&#8217;s all you need</p>
<p>while you hand me all your green</p>
<p>just to see my body on-screen</p>
<p>oh I love to make you scream</p>
<p>absolutely love it when you leave</p>
<p>honey, you don&#8217;t know what you need</p>
<p>but you swear to god it isn&#8217;t me</p>
<p>should&#8217;ve let you bleed out your knee</p>
<p>could have been one less problem for me</p>
<p>&#8216;cuz I know you&#8217;ll be back we&#8217;ll see</p>
<p>you always beg and you always plea</p>
<p>let me in just enough before you flee</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>what the fuck do you even want from me?</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>you&#8217;re the only goodbye i enjoy</title>
		<link>https://mandavi.ca/writings/youre-the-only-goodbye-i-enjoy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Vi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve learned from the master (you) &#160; To take what I need and run (far) &#160; I bet you&#8217;re sad aren&#8217;t you (blue) &#160; I love the ghosting the silence (au revoir)  &#160; I&#8217;ll never let you touch me again (beg me) &#160; You want me I want your wallet (I&#8217;m not free) &#160; The [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span data-contrast="auto">I&#8217;ve learned from the master (you)</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">To take what I need and run (far)</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I bet you&#8217;re sad aren&#8217;t you (blue)</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I love the ghosting the silence (au revoir) </span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I&#8217;ll never let you touch me again (beg me)</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">You want me I want your wallet (I&#8217;m not free)</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The king of dramatics, prince of lies (cheater)</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I am the princess of success (keeper) </span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Keep your shit town and fake love (not interested) </span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I love my city lights and adventurous heart (potential unlimited) </span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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