If this is the last time I see you,                                                             ­             
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please know that you were loved                                                            ­    
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and is you're missing me too                                                              ­                
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then you can look up above                                                            ­                                                
I will always be watching,                                                        ­              
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making sure you're okay,                                                            ­                    
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 even though we aren't touching,                                                        ­          
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I'll be with you each day                                                              ­                    
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  You were my favorite treasure                                                         ­           
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 that I was blessed to have                                                             ­               
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and it was my pleasure                                                         ­                   
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to guide you down life's path                                                             ­     
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  If you ever loved me                                                               ­                 
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keep me in your heart                                                            ­                      
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with your love & memories                                                         ­                   
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I will never part

Yes, sure, let's pretend
Why ever not?
It's not like we don't do it all the TIME
Let's pretend like everything is fine
Let's make believe the scars exist only in our imagination
Let's just PRETEND
Pretend like we aren't broken
Pretend like we are still the same people
Oh, this is such a fun GAME
Let's pretend like you have some shame
in anything you do
Yes, I could play at this for HOURS
Make believing we love our lives
Pretending we have allergies instead of admitting we were crying
Please, let's PRETEND
I bet I'm just the best at it.

What does sadness mean?
        Are you sad?
       I think, I am.
      What’s your favorite color?
     Green, like moss on wood after a drizzle.
    Do you miss him?
       Yes.
   That’s sadness.
   Are you sad?

They find ways to argue
                                      with their inside voice
                                                                              so that when anyone asks

They can say I was just being dramatic.


                                                                                    I pretend to not listen
                                          Keep my headphones on
Ignore my own inside voice

                                                                                And pretend its all okay.

They say there's no thing as true love,
Humans are also fondly known to lie,
I just can't believe it,
Not after knowing you.

I can't say it enough times,
I need something more to really let you know,
I yearn for you,
You are a necessity.

Even when times get dark,
We light each other up,
Even when they plant seeds of doubt,
We sprout even brighter than before.

We grow, we love,
We tire, we sleep,
We rest, we're restless.
I think, I think of you.