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I've forgotten your touch And the fabrication of your skin The tired sarcasm in your jokes Has somehow escaped my mind I don't remember the structure of the jaw I once was able to trace In the middle of the night with tired eyes The last time I looked at your picture I could still pinpoint the raspy, dry tone of your voice I've realized that the spark in your eyes Was not ambition, or the stars It was the lights of a town that will soon burn down Your shy smile has stopped being a metaphor For a knife in my chest or a bullet to my head Is this what I'm supposed to call "recovery"
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Jan 6, 2014
Jan 6, 2014 at 2:47 AM UTC
"Recovery"
I've forgotten your touch And the fabrication of your skin The tired sarcasm in your jokes Has somehow escaped my mind I don't remember the structure of the jaw I once was able to trace In the middle of the night with tired eyes The last time I looked at your picture I could still pinpoint the raspy, dry tone of your voice I've realized that the spark in your eyes Was not ambition, or the stars It was the lights of a town that will soon burn down Your shy smile has stopped being a metaphor For a knife in my chest or a bullet to my head Is this what I'm supposed to call "recovery"
wafa
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Jan 6, 2014
Jan 6, 2014 at 2:47 AM UTC
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