You told me that you’re not the kind to pack up and leave. You promised like a sailor staring out at the sea. Why would I doubt you when you tried so hard to make me believe? I never really thought you would. I never really thought you would. You said that you would only do what’s best in the end. I never thought to think about what that might have meant. I guess a word is only worth what you are willing to spend. I never really thought you would. But then you did. I never even thought you could. But just like magic and it’s over, magic and you’re gone. And I’m still here. You pulled it off. Was the illusion made for you or me? It doesn’t matter if it’s over, matter if you’re gone. And for your next trick will you make everything whole again? And for your next trick will you make everything whole again? And for your next trick, and for the next trick, and for your next trick, and for the next trick…
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