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Father? I hope you can hear me.

I am on an island.
I am very tired.
Too tired to attempt to survive.
Sometimes, my legs give out, and I stumble into the water.

When this happens, all I can do is cry.
My tears only disappear into the trillions below.
I often forget to call out.
I am often too tired to call out.

But she is always out on the waves
Constant
Out in her lifeboat
Constant
And she pulls me in
And she gently places me back on the shore

And I love her
And I wish she would just
Stay with me on my island
Constant
Not in her saving boat

Not in her boat, but on my island.

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