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You Shouldn't Love Me
You shouldn’t love me
I don’t look like someone from a magazine
Or smell like drops of rose
My face is only gray
The color of the low
You shouldn’t love me
I cannot look
And see the sun
Or stay near to those I love
I like to wander far away
To see the stars above so near
Don’t watch me when I burn with fear
You shouldn’t love me
I wonder,
How long will it take
Before you start to see me
The way that I see myself?
You’d turn a shadow then
Always close
But ever far
You shouldn’t love me
I don’t burn the way you do
Instead, I am made of rain
Wistful rivers
And weeping torrents
Will I put you out?
Will you burn me?
You shouldn’t love me
I am a mirror
Silent and predictable
Even as a shattered mess
I still reflect
What has yet to be broken
You shouldn’t love me
But you love me anyway
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