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I'm hurt when you're hurt.
But I don't always know when you are.
You hide it behind that bright smile that blinds me
and you make me believe you are okay.

Let me carry your pain.
Deep in your eyes, the tears swell up and you can't stop them.
Let me drown in them for you
and I'll twist and twirl through sadness just so it's not a part of you anymore.

It's been hard, I know, it still is.
I try to find the right words to tell you.
That I miss you and I miss you more.
And the days you lit up my life are not yet gone.

I want to be your beacon, even if from so far that I look like a star.
I'd guide you home, safe and sound, and embrace you in a blanket of warm admiration.

But where is home?
And where are you?
What are you doing?


Are you okay? That's my only concern.