Keep Your Words, and Maybe I’ll Set Myself Free

What did I ever miss in the first place?

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I’ve lost count of how many years it’s been.

The tick-tick-tick keeps going in my heart, but you’re long gone. Someday soon I won’t even be able to count the years on my fingers — yet the gray area has begun to sweep in, clouding everything and making the picture murkier.