This Place I Leave Behind
looking for somewhere that I've never been
all alone and in between
the place I come from and
the place that I'm in
the place I left behind
there's a few things I don't know
some things hidden, I don't want to see
things come and things go
here today, gone tomorrow
here for a minute, gone in an hour
now it all just goes to show
I needed you less than you need me
I offer sweet tea and sympathy
if you can't trust me who do you believe
those things which we will not speak
words that leave us weak
utterances of nothing pledged
lips that won't spit them out
this place I come from
this place that I'm in
this place I leave behind
Copyright © Jo Bien | Year Posted 2010
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