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i know you’re right here
but you feel so far away
there’s nothing i can do
i can’t even move
the beating of my heart
overwhelms my thoughts
i can’t stand the distance
and i fall down

i know you’re right here
but i can’t hold you
my hands are tied
bound by your heart
just want you in my arms
to hold and protect
but life loses meaning
and my arms are empty

i know you’re right here
i can see it in your eyes
the beauty runs deep
into your heart and mind
but i feel my eyes are closed doors
shutting out what’s inside
and now it all comes out
as i cry

i know you’re right here
laying right next to me
but there’s nothing to hold
no warmth to share
it makes the nights long
when they violently arrive
makes the dawn dark
as i slip out of consciousness

i know you’re right here
as i lay on my side
bound, weeping and unaware
but you seem so far away

i just want you right here
pick me up, wake me
untie me, dry my tears
but you’re so far away

i just hope you can be right here

About the author... Daniel Huckstep is a software engineer(ing student) at the University of Alberta. He enjoys all aspects of computers and their software, reptiles, guitar and music creation, reading, and macaroni salad.

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