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By Ali Date: 2002 Jun 16 Comment on this Work [[2002.06.16.21.00.14328]] |
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You look at me with those eyes, Eyes that I've known before, But they belonged to someone else, And I would tell you who, But I can't bear to speak his name To you-- I know that you would never understand. There's confusion and faith dancing In those eyes of yours, I watch you struggle with this, As you try to understand All that mystifys you still. I can't explain it to you In simple terms, I can't narrow it down To safe black and white meanings-- Nothing is ever that easy In relationships. I don't know what to say to you, But I manage someway, Somehow, And I try to guide you safely Away from all your fear, But every now and then I trip And fall-- This dress is so ill fitted For a Royal Fool. But I grin at you And try to ease your pain, Nothing's less sacred That what you stand to gain, After all you've loved Has been declared lost, In one way or another-- You refuse to cry. So I cry for you. |