the reason she needs you now
she was a beauty without doubt
shined in photographs
everywhere you showed them
to everyone who saw
her skin was cold to the touch
but you would never know
not without getting closer
not without bridging the gap
lost inside a city of angels
she blended in with mere mortals
rubbing elbows with those
she learned to trust
it was back in o’eight after
the world had seemed to crash
an exodus of sorts ensued
and she left everything behind
did she really head back east
back where there was no home
or did she drift into a dreamless state
where only gray matter grows
your badge of courage means
nothing if you can’t solve
the reason why she came here
or the reason she needs you now
june two thousand fifteen
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