I followed you here
I tried to be everything
a shadow should
But when I stepped
into my third dimension
you turned your back
and continued on alone
I’ve been running
for so long now
to catch up to you
I wish that you
would turn your head
just once, to see
I might be beautiful
— 01:40:57 AM
[1987]
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