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			It joys me to see
			Happiness shine on your face
			As a reflection of your heart.
			But currently, it is not so.
			There is occasionally a smile -
			But it is only the physical part of you 
			That is being forced to smile,
			Nothing more.
			Each time I come to you to help
			And every time I fail to find anything right to say,
			Often I do just say nothing,
			And it frustrates me that I cannot find any way to console you,
			But then other times
			I do say something,
			And it triggers a reaction in you of revulsion,
			I say something that makes you reject
			Any comfort I could possibly give you.
			You simply walk away...
			You leave me alone, 
			Having not changed in heart at all -
			All I have done
			Is alienate you even more from myself,
			Nothing more.


© R. A. W. S. Clarke

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