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Aug 2011
He is looking away
he is looking at something
beyond you

as if doing so will erase regret
as if doing so will erase you

when he turns to you
he says Iā€™m sorry
but what he means is
this was a mistake

when you turn to him
you say goodbye
but what you mean is
*Iā€™m correcting my mistakes
Alexandra Carlyle
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Alexandra Carlyle
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