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Where to Look

Sometimes I choose to be away

But fear not for my love for you continues to grow

I do not mean insult nor to provoke doubt

I am here still

Wearing your name across my heart

 

You may wonder what keeps me away

But don't ponder for long

As the mind is a treacherous thinker

You may read my words

Watch over me if you wish

 

But be aware in your watching

Don't close your eyes too long when you blink

And get caught by their conjured illusions

Nor look to mirrors in search of my image

As their reflections betray your eyes

 

Don't stare

Don't be hypnotized by the moving pictures

Don't watch the movements of light

Nor of shadow for neither reveal clear images of honesty

But do, do look to your heart for it is the true looking glass

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alice-burns
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Mar 28, 2015
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