I tried to smile like you – less often –
And wear the uniforms you do;
I gave myself another chance to
Follow your common sense’s rules:
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I sat and learned for endless hours
To think your way and love your way,
I understood and spoke your language,
But never found a word to share;
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I watched you dream, and wished your beauty
Would touch but one string of my heart,
Yet, it remained alone and silent,
And started hurting as time passed;
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I’m sorry, none of this is for me;
Your aspirations won’t be mine;
What you call light I still call glitter,
What you call passion I call greed;
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I close your book and leave – I have to,
I have a place I want to be;
There are mistakes to make and lessons
To learn, and things to lose and gain,
And mountaintops to reach