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goodbye
leaving me
with polite 'thank you's
like tears dropping down
upon parched soil
left to dry and burn
enough to keep me sane
longing for your return
late one night
outside my window
I saw you standing
just beyond the shadows
chasing ghosts inside
your head
where is this girl
who is never here?
then looking back
- you disappeared
now I watch you
finding your way through
crowded bars and streets
with faceless strangers
whose company you keep
friends bait and beat me
away from jealous rage
and childish despair
lost in clownish
forgotten nights
hoping to find
you there
you turn to me
walking out the door
you smile and wave
as you've done before
just familiar enough
for me not to notice
each time I wake
to walk the day
you are one step
further away
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