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Remind me of the reasons

Why every choice is between two evils

And evaluated to find the lesser

As if one over the other were safer

And as if one would lead to a happier outcome

Without plunging the needle into the thumb of its maker



Forgive me if I am unnerved

But that is human, and that means feeble at best

And know that if time should begin closing

That the rest of time before the curtain’s fallen

I will try to understand you with every ounce I am



Oh, there it is

The distance between me

And the man that I’ve been

And the one I’ve lost since

Oh, there it is

Though I can’t explain it

I’ll try the best I can

So here it is



I’ve been afraid to look inside myself for fear of a stranger’s being

And I’ve been too afraid to admit that I’m too afraid to admit that I’m scared



So there it is

Forgive me if I am unnerved

Remind me of the reasons you took

Trying to replace a first love with lust

And, with me

And, why