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To Be Known by Odin Roark Longing to be known Is not unlike emotions Often fooling your security That speedball your heart That desperately hold on Not unlike daydreams That temporarily provide solace While walking Climbing Flying Not unlike hope That never-ending relay The teardrop perpetually in check The opportunity just out of reach But like facts finally accepted Proving the sun always rises The tide embraces its ebb Time’s constant tick forever trusts its tock Life provides love Longing to be known Truly known If only to one

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