always shaking
almost breaking


i can take down the mask you stand behind
shed your old skin and open up your mind
i understand the light you cannot seem to hide
i am the person in whom you confide
i don't want to let it go
that is what you need to know
i am the only person you allowed into your world
i am not afraid to be the only girl
i know what you are going to say to me
i know if you try and stay you'll see
i don't want to let it go
that is what you have to know
i can disappear inside your head
in the wrong direction you were led
i dream about the future and the past
we're always first yet always last
i don't want to let it go
that is what you'll never know



Hrysoula L. Davis, October 18, 1997
Copyright © Hrysoula L. Davis 1997




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