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An Old Song For Old Thoughts

The title comes back to me

and suddenly

at 1:38 in the morning

I have the urge to hear that old song

that she still tells me after listening to

(leaving a ;) that always confuses me)

since that was our song,

or rather,

my song when I could think of nothing but her

my song for two and a half years

my song for every second she avoided me

 

and then everything got better

and somehow, in some conversation

I mentioned this song

and it became ours,

or rather

hers for every broken heart

hers for every second spent alone

hers for every confused emotion that she harbored

 

and I helped sail away.

 

and at the end of every verse of this song

i smile and cringe simultaneously

as her name is said

and I wonder how she really feels

wonder if she's spent as many long nights as me;

lying awake

hoping somebody would come along

somebody perfect, who cares more than anyone ever has

 

wonder if she's ever thought my name

in a moment like that

wonder if she's ever thought my name

ever

 

I need to stop wondering

and ask

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brandon-webb
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Jan 13, 2013
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