the smoke between the grassy knolls came floating back to me
I set them all on fire but I couldn’t let them leave
I needed all their vigor and I wanted all their pain
to teach me how to lead in such a certain kind of way
a way that only lightened every load I had to bear
and taught me how to read between the lines that aren’t there
a certain kind of lighter set my mental state ablaze
I never thought you’d ever say, “I needed you today.”
Jan 8
Jan 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM UTC
the smoke between the grassy knolls came floating back to me
I set them all on fire but I couldn’t let them leave
I needed all their vigor and I wanted all their pain
to teach me how to lead in such a certain kind of way
a way that only lightened every load I had to bear
and taught me how to read between the lines that aren’t there
a certain kind of lighter set my mental state ablaze
I never thought you’d ever say, “I needed you today.”
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