Discretions

There was beauty in the evening 
While you slept just out of view 

There was peace in my discretions 
When you asked me to be true 

There would be aching if I spoke it
If you woke this morning and knew 

That I wished somebody loved you
So I wouldn’t have to
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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