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And Then I Walked Away

I saw you just the other day...

you know my days and nights they are

blending together more than I might like.

 

People say they are lost. But I am found.

I am found lacking.

I am found empty.

But I am definitely here.

I am definitely watching.

Thinking.

**** you haunt me.

That stain, that sigh, that lie.

The fear, the joy, that cry.

The letter you wrote

The songs we sang,

in the night,

in the night.

 

What was your name?

Where did you go?

How have you been?

Would you, like to,

try again?

Are you happy?

What's it like,

do I stay in your heart

Or am I washed away in the tide,

in the gives and pulls

of a younger time.

 

Yeah, I saw you there,

and I must admit,

it all ran through my mind.

I saw you there, back turned,

but I knew.

Even in front of a Hello Kitty store,

I--

 

And then I walked away.

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Sep 4, 2018
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