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Still, She Stays

Her bathrobe hangs forgotten by the door.
Her clothes strewn all across the bedroom floor.
And I find that I don’t care anymore
For she’s still with me.
Her makeup takes up all the counter space.
My lonely toothbrush hasn’t got a place.
But now I see it all as such a grace
For she’s still with me.

	All I’ve done to break her heart
	Should have torn our love apart
	Yet, through all those painful days
	Still, she stays.
	All those nights she sat alone
	While I left for parts unknown
	Makes me more and more amazed
	Still, she stays.

I can’t afford the latest, greatest toys.
And I don’t go out drinking with the boys.
Those old desires fade to background noise
For she’s still with me.
And though my restless heart still longs to roam,
Most evenings you can find me still at home
For she keeps me from being all alone
And she’s still with me.

	She could have left long ago.
	Packed her bag and hit the road.
	Left me wand’ring in a daze.
	Still, she stays.
	I will never understand
	Why she will still take my hand.
	Makes me more and more amazed
	Still, she stays.

Copyright © Stephen Tefft

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