close your eyes

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you're tired

answering questions no one asked

chasing strings to loose ends

you're tired

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[this time is different

[this time is better

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you're exhausted

reading letters no one wrote

hearing stories to hard stops

you're exhausted

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[this time will be good

[this time will be beautiful

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can i tell you a story?

of a heart that knew not what it want

and a mind that knew not what it should

and a boy that knew not what he could

and a voice that knew not what to say

and a hand that knew not what to play

and an eye that knew not what it saw

and a smile that knew not what it awe

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but we knew!

the heart wanted warmth

the mind should've followed

the boy could've leapt

the voice said love

the hand played music

the eye saw art

the smile awed the world

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oh no, not again.

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2024.10.19 // ;;