The Pain Is In You

The pain is in you
And the rose has no smell
It is totally dark out here
Illuminated solely by the lights in your mind
You don’t see what you think you’re seeing
No, I can’t see any of you right now
Do you believe I am here only when you look at me?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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