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Futile Sighs

I wanted to love you a little more.
I wanted to see you close, one last time.
I wanted to hold your hand tight and cry out loud.

You never have time,
you never find the chance.

To hear your voice
I sit here at midnight with coffee by the fire
so I can stay awake and wait.

Will you send me the sound of your voice?
I know you won't have time.

Four years you've let pass without seeing me.
Oh... four whole years!

I don't even sigh anymore, you know?
My sighs no longer reach you.

It hurts so much, if only once I could see you...
Never mind. How much more can I say!

Have you eaten tonight? Please eat.
Pray for me when you kneel in prayer.

No no, I'm not hurt anymore!
I'm not the same as before!
I don't cry at every little thing now.

Tell me, when they lay me in the earth...
will you not be there?
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