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I know the reality Of how you make me feel I sit with that truth I look at its fine lines and wrinkles It is a tired love It has grown weary with age Stricken with wants and lacking of It should rest But still I take its hands I lead it down a path uncertain With a certainty that this isn't what it needs I look it in the eyes and know there's nothing left there So why do I try to stoke a flame that has since gone out I ignore the reality But I know it dearly as a friend I was leading you to the roses But you were always free to go where you'd like
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Mar 27
Mar 27, 2026 at 2:38 AM UTC
Leading You to Roses
I know the reality Of how you make me feel I sit with that truth I look at its fine lines and wrinkles It is a tired love It has grown weary with age Stricken with wants and lacking of It should rest But still I take its hands I lead it down a path uncertain With a certainty that this isn't what it needs I look it in the eyes and know there's nothing left there So why do I try to stoke a flame that has since gone out I ignore the reality But I know it dearly as a friend I was leading you to the roses But you were always free to go where you'd like
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Mar 27
Mar 27, 2026 at 2:38 AM UTC
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