She's on the clock but she doesn't seem to mind
From the moment you arrived here, I've been utterly amazed
Astonished
You can fill my crosswords in with ink
Speak your
If I had only known that you were leaving here
There’s a time I can recall
Four years old and three
I know a girl who was schooled in Manhattan
She reads
O my darling, how I wish that I could guarantee
I
I was hoping you would write to me a message
Bones will ache, hearts will break
When living takes it toll,
What will people think? What will people say?
I can't believe
The prayers that we pray in foxholes and funerals
The songs
Farther than lands you have ever imagined
Deeper than even the
Do I annoy you with my optimism?
Am I an insult
I still remember our first December
The warmth of your touch
Leaky faucet dripping in the kitchen
Rubber squealing, watch out in
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