Brush the dust from out of my eyes;
they’ve seen much from traveling wide.
Come so far to meet you here,
and though I’m weary, I want to see you clearly.
I lift the veil from my eyes,
though I’m bleeding from the inside.
Your sins don’t make you a man.
Your head’s guiding what your heart’s denying.
You’re within my reach, but unreachable;
within my grasp, but ungraspable. I want
to understand you,
but I don’t even know you.
So I trace the lines of your face;
each contour has its place—
bone, jaw, skin and lips,
each one with my fingertips.
Forget the world that you know;
stop holding on. Let go.
You’re no different than me, ’cause
even with closed eyes, I see.
Even with closed eyes, I see you.
Even with closed eyes, I see you.
Even with closed eyes, I see you.
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