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to say I don't know
Or to blatantly lie
Is to answer you wholeheartedly
And pay you your due respect

To blanket the windows
And add scratches to the surface
Only enhances the span of the sun;
The way it spreads in small chips across your eye

Then, when I blanket the sun
And shade your day
With hushed chorus
You remember all names at once

Before we add too much weight
To anything I can actually do
Or did or didn't
You should know about gaps in the base paint, creaks in the stairs

In the only way we know
We touch ourselves and others
Symbolizing all the important steps
Exploration, enlightenment, assuredness, decay

After falling off a jungle gym
And hitting your head
You will be blessed with stigmata
No one will ever be able to forge

In this growth spurt
You relay an important message
Namely, soup and crackers
Pinks, blues and purples

Let's make this about you
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1.30.12

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