I don't see her slip away,
a flicker among clouds.
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It tears me up to leave him.
Why?
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My chest aches for her.
It shouldn't.
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My heart pounds harder and
all I can think is
Would he have saved me?
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She's different, she's a mist,
she's not a beast, she's a world.
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My fingers burn from
touching him.
Madness or magic?
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All I need is to
see her again
and I promise myself
I won't use the life
she's given me
to kill any more of her kin.
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He is different.
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She is different.
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This is forbidden.
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This is connection.
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We are allies.
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We are one.