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You see now. I didn’t know it would be like this. Who in their right mind would have ever taken it on had they known? I didn’t know the thing would follow me here. I thought I was safe from its nose, always sniffing the wind and watching for movement, any movement. I hid in [...]

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Jess?   I found some pictures. Pictures of you. Not the you I once knew. Gone now, the mass of black curls. Gone, the sharp cheekbones women whispered about, the slanted green eyes that pierced so much they frightened people. Gone now the tiny frame of muscle that had lifted me high and twirled with [...]

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I’m okay I’ve never been helpless I’m not the baby Anymore   Don’t worry I don’t need saved I’ve made it this far On my own   I’m all right I never asked for Not your baby All alone   Don’t worry I’m okay I was your baby Not anymore

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I stumbled onto you A picture, no less In fact there were three   Grinning in one Head thrown back Softness apparent New to me   Black shades the next Guitar aimed Like an arrow At her heart   But the last The soul heavy tired eyes I remember these Even now   So old [...]

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I saw you on the inside From where I used to live I saw you where you hide From my perfect fit I saw the secrets in your heart The ones you’re loath to show I always saw most everything You didn’t let me know   I kept the faith we both did pledge I [...]

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[So Long; Epilogue]   You’re studying Matching words and dates Looking for a way To make it all make sense   You’re combing Catching links and cues Chasing after trails That lead me back to you   That’s my book In your hands That’s the story You can’t understand That’s my book On your shelf [...]

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Ruby Mountains Snowy Mountains Lay your mantle on my back When I’m leaving Yes I’m leaving Will you point me down the path   Ruby hold me Tell me your sorrows Drop your tears along the road When I’m leaving And I’m leaving Light a candle for us both   Ruby Mountain Ruby Snow Keep [...]

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Goodbye, Faithful Friend. You had the heart of a lion. We laid you to rest today, far from the risk of being disturbed. Up on the creek, overlooking the meadow. I held you, like a child, though you were but a cat. Your silvery gray fur like baby hair, wrapped in a shawl. Your shrouded [...]

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He was a sad and mournful song A lonesome whispered lilt The mountains Streets Bereft Haunted Carried on   He was a solitary sound A single keening note Through walls And hallways Wearing down With pure and Plaintive soul   He was a sad and mournful song A sorrow filled refrain No country Home Forlorn [...]

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Tough Love. I know what it means. I know how it feels. I know sometimes you have to care enough to give it. But it’s tough, tough love. And it hurts too. What kind of friend am I? Am I the kind of friend who stands by, longing for you to find your way, wanting [...]

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